The many stresses and strains of commuting life often include big questions about life, faith and God. This course helps you explore those big questions! This is intended for anyone, and assumes no prior knowledge or practice of Christian faith. You won’t be pressured into believing anything, but will learn the history and reason behind this life and world changing faith.
This course is also great in groups – start by checking it out alone, but then invite some friends to join you. When you’ve been meeting in a group for a little while, register your group here.
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For some people, learning to listen is as difficult as learning a foreign language, but we must learn in order to build intimacy in our marriage and grow closer to our husband or wife.
1. Pay Attention and Do Not Interrupt. Allow your partner to finish what they are saying. Research indicates that the average individual only listens for 17 seconds before interrupting. Maintain eye contact and do not do something else at the same time.
2. Try to put yourself in your partner’s shoes. Put your own views to one side and really appreciate what it is like for your partner to be feeling the way that they do. Do not rush them and do not be afraid of silences.
3. Acknowledge their feelings. When you have listened to what your partner wants to say, reflect back what you heard without deflection or interpretation. It is important to try and accurately summarize the main facts, reflecting back any feelings they've expressed. This helps your partner to know if you have understood. Reflecting back may feel awkward, but it works!
4. Find out what is most important. Then ask your husband or wife: What is the most important part of what you have been saying?" Wait quietly while your partner thinks about what they want to say. When they have spoken, reflect back again what you have heard.
5. Help them work out what they might do. Now ask: ls there anything you would like (or, if appropriate: like me / like us) to do about what you have said?" Again give your partner time to think quietly. When they have finished, reflect back what your partner has said. enabling them to hear their own decision. The listener then asks, "Is there anything more that you would like to say?" If there is anything more, this should also be reflected back to the speaker.
Question:How do you feel about trying this out? Might it seem awkward? What are the risks, and potential benefits, of trying this new way of listening?
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Our web site is built for live streaming of video and audio courses, but you may prefer to use a podcast app where you subscribe. For copyright reasons, you won’t find us in podcasting directories, but should subscribe by entering this link in your favourite podcasting app: