Comments on: 4 Fields of Listening: To God, to Others and to Self https://brianharrisauthor.com/4-fields-of-listening-to-god-to-others-and-to-self/ Mon, 06 Sep 2021 04:36:08 +0000 hourly 1 By: 4 Fields of Listening: To God, to Others and to Self - Vose Seminary https://brianharrisauthor.com/4-fields-of-listening-to-god-to-others-and-to-self/#comment-20392 Mon, 06 Sep 2021 04:36:08 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=3518#comment-20392 […] post 4 Fields of Listening: To God, to Others and to Self appeared first on Brian […]

]]> By: Kim Tan https://brianharrisauthor.com/4-fields-of-listening-to-god-to-others-and-to-self/#comment-20371 Thu, 02 Sep 2021 03:56:58 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=3518#comment-20371 In reply to Kim Tan.

God is Intereted in truth… As Jesus said he is the truth…

]]> By: Kim Tan https://brianharrisauthor.com/4-fields-of-listening-to-god-to-others-and-to-self/#comment-20370 Thu, 02 Sep 2021 03:53:01 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=3518#comment-20370 In reply to Brian Harris.

Yes agreed Brian. I guess we have cognitive schemas of how the world and God is and when it is very different to the schema, it is good if we listen and potentially adjust those schemas, however difficult and challenging.

]]> By: Brian https://brianharrisauthor.com/4-fields-of-listening-to-god-to-others-and-to-self/#comment-20365 Wed, 01 Sep 2021 03:56:59 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=3518#comment-20365 In reply to Name Phillip Nash.

Yes, I also thought it was helpful as we navigate increasingly complex and often polarising conversations.

]]> By: Name Phillip Nash https://brianharrisauthor.com/4-fields-of-listening-to-god-to-others-and-to-self/#comment-20364 Wed, 01 Sep 2021 02:44:25 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=3518#comment-20364 Thanks Brian. Pertinent as we navigate our way through the tricky shoals of covid vaccination conversations!

]]> By: Brian Harris https://brianharrisauthor.com/4-fields-of-listening-to-god-to-others-and-to-self/#comment-20363 Wed, 01 Sep 2021 01:40:06 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=3518#comment-20363 In reply to Ruth Andre.

Nothing like being in a creative space with someone else and you both start to dream and aim higher.

]]> By: Ruth Andre https://brianharrisauthor.com/4-fields-of-listening-to-god-to-others-and-to-self/#comment-20362 Tue, 31 Aug 2021 17:19:39 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=3518#comment-20362 I have a friend in White Rock, B.C. with whom I experienced generative listening – if I understand the term correctly. When we worked and planned together, it resulted in something bigger, much deeper, more exciting than either of us could have thought or planned on our own. It is a most exciting and rewarding way to listen.

]]> By: Brian Harris https://brianharrisauthor.com/4-fields-of-listening-to-god-to-others-and-to-self/#comment-20353 Tue, 31 Aug 2021 02:45:48 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=3518#comment-20353 In reply to Terry Nightingale.

Thanks Terry. Always good to hear from you. Thanks also for the great devotions you post.

]]> By: Brian Harris https://brianharrisauthor.com/4-fields-of-listening-to-god-to-others-and-to-self/#comment-20352 Tue, 31 Aug 2021 02:05:16 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=3518#comment-20352 In reply to Kim Tan.

Thanks Kim. Yes, I guess we are usually confident that we have something to say, but don’t take seriously that the other person may have something to say to us, and that what we say might be very different once we have listened deeply.

]]> By: Kim Tan https://brianharrisauthor.com/4-fields-of-listening-to-god-to-others-and-to-self/#comment-20351 Tue, 31 Aug 2021 01:43:19 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=3518#comment-20351 Excellent article. Thank you for writing and distributing it.

Last year I ran a workshop on mental health for evangelical Christians. I sought what they learnt through feedback forms at the end of the session. The most widespread response people gave was that they learnt that they need to listen more. “Be quick to listen…” (James 1:19). There appears to be a need to improve the listening skills of evangelical Christians.

It also implications for evangelism and missions. You might the most well crafted gospel message, but if the recipient is not a good listener ithe gospel is not heard…

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