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While attending a convention in Chapel Hill, three psychiatrists take a walk.
"People are always coming to us with their guilt and fears," one says, "but we have no one to go to with our own problems."
"Since we're all professionals," another suggests, "why don't we hear each other out right now?"
They agreed this is a good idea. The first psychiatrist confesses, "I'm a compulsive shopper and deeply in debt, so I usually overbill my patients as often as I can."
The second admits, "I have a drug problem that's out of control, and I frequently pressure my patients into buying illegal drugs for me."
The third psychiatrist says, "I know it's wrong, but no matter how hard I try, I just can't keep a secret."
"I like to listen," said Ernest Hemingway. "I have learned a great deal from listening carefully." Hemingway speaks of a significant virtue, lamenting accurately, "Most people never listen." But I wonder if he would feel differently if it were his books to which people were listening.
The popularity of audio books is redefining the notion of reading, and some authors--and readers--are unhappy about it. "Deep reading really demands the inner ear as well as the outer ear," says literary critic Harold Bloom. "You need the whole cognitive process, that part of you which is open to wisdom. You need the text in front of you." Others who doggedly defend the entire experience of reading--the feel of a book in their hands, the smell of its pages, the single-minded escape of delving into a story--find listening to a book something along the lines of cheating. "You didn't read it," they contest. "You only listened to it," as if this somehow means they took in a different story. For those who love the written word and printed page, for those who are elated at the sight of a bookstore, not only is listening to Hamlet or The Count of Monte Cristo like picking up the cliff notes, but e-books are a trend that will clearly never last. There is no substitute for books, no surrogate for reading.
I agree. And so, it is probably for this reason that I find myself responding to the question, "Have you read such and such?" with a similar admittance of guilt: "Well, I listened to it" (usually accompanied with a comment about Atlanta traffic). And yet, I am becoming more and more convinced that audio books definitely have their place in learning--with or without traffic. Auditory processing is vital to any learning. Listening carefully is a vital skill to keep sharp.
I find that I pick up different facets when I listen to a paragraph than I might have gleaned from reading that same paragraph. C.S. Lewis's Mere Christianity is a book I have read many times. Recently, I bought the book on CD and found listening to the work an entirely different, altogether helpful experience. Interestingly, Mere Christianity began as a series of lectures on the radio. Some words are powerfully heard whether silent or aloud.
Of course, much of Scripture has a similar origin, resonating powerfully in both oral and written traditions. The importance of memorization and oral tradition in Israelite culture played a significant role in bringing the collected works of Scripture into being. Listening to narratives, songs, and the Torah read aloud was an integral part of keeping the name of God and the history of his presence before them. Throughout the Old Testament, the people of Israel are charged with the command to remember: "Hear O Israel the LORD our God, the LORD is one" (Deuteronomy 6:4). Listening carefully was imperative to remembering the God among them.
And it still is. In homes where we are not put to death for owning a Bible, it is easy to forget the wonder of a God who speaks. As countless translations continue to emerge and divide us, it is easy to be distracted from the authority of words that never fade, but come into new generations and changing cultures with new influence. The words of Scripture are living and active, the Spirit leading us to the person of Christ within the pages. Read aloud or studied silently, God is speaking, crying out for ears to hear and hearts to search.
As Ezra read the words of the Law before a generation who had forgotten, the people wept in the presence of the LORD and immediately fell down in worship. When the apostle Paul's letter was read aloud to the Roman church, the words resounded similarly among the crowd: "Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ" (Romans 10:17). The voice of God is still speaking! The kingdom is among us! Who among us will listen?
Jill Carattini is senior associate writer at Ravi Zacharias International Ministries in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Wist u dat de God van u houdt? Avez-vous su que Dieu vous aime ? Wußten Sie, daß Gott Sie liebt? Avete saputo che il dio li ama? Você soube que o deus o ama? ¿Usted sabía que el dios le ama?
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“Barack Obama was speaking to a Jewish group, and he told them that his name Barack is the same as the Jewish word ‘baruch,’ which means one who’s blessed. Obama had a harder time explaining his middle name, Hussein. Things got quiet there.” —Conan O’Brien
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While attending a convention in Chapel Hill, three psychiatrists
ReplyDeletetake a walk.
"People are always coming to us with their guilt and fears,"
one says, "but we have no one to go to with our own problems."
"Since we're all professionals," another suggests, "why don't
we hear each other out right now?"
They agreed this is a good idea. The first psychiatrist confesses,
"I'm a compulsive shopper and deeply in debt, so I usually overbill
my patients as often as I can."
The second admits, "I have a drug problem that's out of control,
and I frequently pressure my patients into buying illegal drugs for
me."
The third psychiatrist says, "I know it's wrong, but no matter
how hard I try, I just can't keep a secret."
"I like to listen," said Ernest Hemingway. "I have learned a great deal
ReplyDeletefrom listening carefully." Hemingway speaks of a significant virtue,
lamenting accurately, "Most people never listen." But I wonder if he
would feel differently if it were his books to which people were
listening.
The popularity of audio books is redefining the notion of reading, and
some authors--and readers--are unhappy about it. "Deep reading really
demands the inner ear as well as the outer ear," says literary critic
Harold Bloom. "You need the whole cognitive process, that part of you
which is open to wisdom. You need the text in front of you." Others who
doggedly defend the entire experience of reading--the feel of a book in
their hands, the smell of its pages, the single-minded escape of delving
into a story--find listening to a book something along the lines of
cheating. "You didn't read it," they contest. "You only listened
to it," as if this somehow means they took in a different story. For
those who love the written word and printed page, for those who are elated
at the sight of a bookstore, not only is listening to Hamlet or
The Count of Monte Cristo like picking up the cliff notes, but
e-books are a trend that will clearly never last. There is no substitute
for books, no surrogate for reading.
I agree. And so, it is probably for this reason that I find myself
responding to the question, "Have you read such and such?" with a
similar admittance of guilt: "Well, I listened to it" (usually accompanied
with a comment about Atlanta traffic). And yet, I am becoming more and
more convinced that audio books definitely have their place in
learning--with or without traffic. Auditory processing is vital to any
learning. Listening carefully is a vital skill to keep sharp.
I find that I pick up different facets when I listen to a paragraph than I
might have gleaned from reading that same paragraph. C.S. Lewis's Mere
Christianity is a book I have read many times. Recently, I bought the
book on CD and found listening to the work an entirely different,
altogether helpful experience. Interestingly, Mere Christianity
began as a series of lectures on the radio. Some words are powerfully
heard whether silent or aloud.
Of course, much of Scripture has a similar origin, resonating powerfully
in both oral and written traditions. The importance of memorization and
oral tradition in Israelite culture played a significant role in bringing
the collected works of Scripture into being. Listening to narratives,
songs, and the Torah read aloud was an integral part of keeping the name
of God and the history of his presence before them. Throughout the Old
Testament, the people of Israel are charged with the command to remember:
"Hear O Israel the LORD our God, the LORD is one" (Deuteronomy 6:4).
Listening carefully was imperative to remembering the God among them.
And it still is. In homes where we are not put to death for owning a
Bible, it is easy to forget the wonder of a God who speaks. As countless
translations continue to emerge and divide us, it is easy to be distracted
from the authority of words that never fade, but come into new generations
and changing cultures with new influence. The words of Scripture are
living and active, the Spirit leading us to the person of Christ within
the pages. Read aloud or studied silently, God is speaking, crying out
for ears to hear and hearts to search.
As Ezra read the words of the Law before a generation who had forgotten,
the people wept in the presence of the LORD and immediately fell down in
worship. When the apostle Paul's letter was read aloud to the Roman
church, the words resounded similarly among the crowd: "Consequently,
faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the
word of Christ" (Romans 10:17). The voice of God is still speaking! The
kingdom is among us! Who among us will listen?
Jill Carattini is senior associate writer at Ravi Zacharias
International Ministries in Atlanta, Georgia.
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM)
"A Slice of Infinity" is aimed at reaching into the culture with words of
challenge, words of truth, and words of hope. If you know of others who
would enjoy receiving "A Slice of Infinity" in their email box each day,
tell them they can sign up on our website at
http://www.rzim.org/slice/slice.php. If they do not have access to the
World Wide Web, please call 1-877-88SLICE (1-877-887-5423).
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Wußten Sie, daß Gott Sie liebt?
Avete saputo che il dio li ama?
Você soube que o deus o ama?
¿Usted sabía que el dios le ama?
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... When speaking in Montana,
ReplyDeleteBarack Obama got a standing
ovation when he said, “It is
time to take back the country.”
The bad news: he was on an Indian
reservation at the time.
Jay Leno
“Barack Obama was speaking to a
ReplyDeleteJewish group, and he told them that
his name Barack is the same as the
Jewish word ‘baruch,’ which means
one who’s blessed. Obama had a
harder time explaining his middle
name, Hussein. Things got quiet
there.” —Conan O’Brien