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The Rev. John Gunn

Be Open, Be Inspired

The Rev. John Gunn (other)

This episode of Be Still and Know examines the art of listening. The Rev. John R. Gunn writes, "Sometimes we listen well enough and then go away and forget or dismiss what we have heard." James says, Whoever listens and does nothing is like a man who glances at his natural face in a mirror. He glances at himself, goes off and at once forgets what he was like.

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The Rev. Dr. Kimberleigh Buchanan

De-Baiting Healthcare

The Rev. Dr. Kimberleigh Buchanan (UCC)

 

Have you heard or seen anything like the reports from some of the Town Hall Meetings on the proposed healthcare plan?  Screaming and yelling.  Uncivil behavior.   I know the rhetoric rachets up several notches when people are frightened; that's to be expected.  But the unfiltered emotion, the vitriol, the volume?  What has happened to us?  Have we forgotten how to talk, really talk with each other?

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Dr. Jan Love Transcript

August 17, 2008

Listening in Love

Dr. Jan Love (UMC)

Dr. Jan Love draws on the way in which Jesus listened to the persistant Canaanite woman to discuss the importance of listening deeply in the context of conflict.

The Rev. Dr. Rob Nash Transcript

June 01, 2008

Turning the Great Commission on Its Ear

The Rev. Dr. Rob Nash (CBF)

The Rev. Dr. Rob Nash provides a fresh look at the Great Commission by asking Chrisitans to listen in love and compassion and to be open to questions that can be the door to transformation.

The Rev. Dr. Barbara K. Lundblad Transcript

February 16, 2003

What the Mighty Might Learn

The Rev. Dr. Barbara K. Lundblad (ELCA)

The Reverend Barbara K. Lundblad is a professor of preaching at Union Theological Seminary in New York City, and formerly pastored an ELCA church in New York.

The Rev. Dr. Joanna Adams Transcript

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Can We Talk?

The Rev. Dr. Joanna Adams (PCUSA)