Practice the 55-5 rule. Francis Schaeffer, famed 20th century apologist-theologian, used to say that if you spend one hour in conversation, 55 minutes should be listening and asking questions. We should only hear ourselves talking for 5 minutes.
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Chaos: Suffering, Part 4 (Scholar’s Compass)
Which way will you run?
Displaced: Suffering, Part 3 (Scholar’s Compass)
I felt the pain of the ordinary barn swallow. A nest had been formed in a humanly difficult spot: a corner ledge just above the main entry into the kitchen off the back porch of the house.
Hands: Suffering, Part 2 (Scholar’s Compass)
When it happened, some turned away, others vomited, more cried, a few collapsed. But one, Luke Hancock, ran to hold his friend’s hand, praying for him.
Sighs: Suffering, Part 1 (Scholar’s Compass)
Sometimes I have difficulty breathing.