Quotes about Communication

Unless we can grasp our own beliefs as truly good news, we cannot easily communicate them to a thirsty world.

As a committed Christian, I wanted to discover what adjustments we might need to make in order to communicate the good news to our friends, neighbors, coworkers.

When we make condescending judgments, or proclaim lofty words that don't translate into action, or simply speak without first listening, we fail to love — ?and thus deter a thirsty world from Living Water. The good news about God's grace goes unheard.

It is difficult, if not impossible, to communicate the message of grace from the corridors of power.

One reason the broader world does not look to Christianity for guidance is that we Christians have not spoken with a credible voice.

God is present in the Spirit, who groans wordlessly on our behalf and who speaks in a soft voice to all consciences attuned to him.

The issue is not whether I agree with someone but rather how I treat someone with whom I profoundly disagree.

When a couple encounters a crisis, it magnifies what's already present in the relationship.

Sadly, Jesus' followers tend to take the reverse approach. Some churches gradually lower the ideals, accommodating moral standards to a changing culture. Others raise the bar of grace so that needy people feel unwelcome: "We don't want that kind of person in our church." Either way we fail to communicate the spectacular good news that everyone fails and yet a gracious God offers forgiveness to all.

Every hour or so she asks how I'm feeling, and I hear her giving reports on the phone to her friends. "He's doing better today. A little trouper, doesn't complain at all." I like hearing her talk about me, as if I matter.

Praying with precision is key.

Because praying—reaching outward and upward to Him—is the way His passion comes down. Even