Comments on: Words (bis) http://evendays.org/2007/05/10/words-bis/ 200 words more or less every other day about life in Lausanne… www.evendays.org Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:07:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: cwinwc http://evendays.org/2007/05/10/words-bis/#comment-3597 cwinwc Thu, 10 May 2007 15:02:38 +0000 http://evendays.org/2007/05/10/words-bis/#comment-3597 My hat is off to all of you who preach. Your "hearers" come with so much baggage to your messages that it's almost impossible not to offend someone. I probably just offended someone with that statement. Randy's point is well taken for there are times we can say the "right thing" but do it in such a way that only the tone is received and not the message. My hat is off to all of you who preach. Your “hearers” come with so much baggage to your messages that it’s almost impossible not to offend someone. I probably just offended someone with that statement.

Randy’s point is well taken for there are times we can say the “right thing” but do it in such a way that only the tone is received and not the message.

]]> By: Stoogelover http://evendays.org/2007/05/10/words-bis/#comment-3606 Stoogelover Thu, 10 May 2007 16:20:32 +0000 http://evendays.org/2007/05/10/words-bis/#comment-3606 Before the burial is complete, I must say I don't fully agree with the communications assistant to the professor. Maybe he just didn't say it well, but if I understand communication theory there is a message sent and a message received, and all kinds of garbage in between that can muddle the intended message. And there are filters through which they are sent and received. I have very little control over the garbage in between and certainly very little over the filters through which my message may be heard. Jesus was often misunderstood and I don't think it was his fault! One case in point, his kingdom talk and their misunderstanding of a political king on the throne of Israel. Before the burial is complete, I must say I don’t fully agree with the communications assistant to the professor. Maybe he just didn’t say it well, but if I understand communication theory there is a message sent and a message received, and all kinds of garbage in between that can muddle the intended message. And there are filters through which they are sent and received. I have very little control over the garbage in between and certainly very little over the filters through which my message may be heard. Jesus was often misunderstood and I don’t think it was his fault! One case in point, his kingdom talk and their misunderstanding of a political king on the throne of Israel.

]]> By: Meowmix2 http://evendays.org/2007/05/10/words-bis/#comment-3643 Meowmix2 Thu, 10 May 2007 21:43:38 +0000 http://evendays.org/2007/05/10/words-bis/#comment-3643 I just used some words with somebody that I shouldn't have used at all, and certainly not at the time I used them. Timing and the way you say something makes all the difference. (I don't know if I'll ever get out of this paper bag!) I just used some words with somebody that I shouldn’t have used at all, and certainly not at the time I used them. Timing and the way you say something makes all the difference. (I don’t know if I’ll ever get out of this paper bag!)

]]> By: Mayor of Blakersfield http://evendays.org/2007/05/10/words-bis/#comment-3669 Mayor of Blakersfield Fri, 11 May 2007 01:23:49 +0000 http://evendays.org/2007/05/10/words-bis/#comment-3669 I agree with the Stooge. It is not always the speaker's fault. I am not sure about what is taught in Switzerland, but in the U.S. they have classes on public speaking, but not one class on public listening. We are suppose to listen to the professors, but they never instruct us on how to listen. We can choose to listen to only certain words or sometimes we just get distracted. R.I.P. Subject I agree with the Stooge. It is not always the speaker’s fault. I am not sure about what is taught in Switzerland, but in the U.S. they have classes on public speaking, but not one class on public listening. We are suppose to listen to the professors, but they never instruct us on how to listen. We can choose to listen to only certain words or sometimes we just get distracted.

R.I.P. Subject

]]> By: randy http://evendays.org/2007/05/10/words-bis/#comment-3763 randy Sat, 12 May 2007 20:58:09 +0000 http://evendays.org/2007/05/10/words-bis/#comment-3763 I'm in agreement with you on your spirit-filled conclusion. Hurtful words, veiled in love, true or otherwise still hurt. And don't you just want to smack the person who hurts someone with their "truthful" words and when challenged responds with "I was just being honest"? I’m in agreement with you on your spirit-filled conclusion. Hurtful words, veiled in love, true or otherwise still hurt. And don’t you just want to smack the person who hurts someone with their “truthful” words and when challenged responds with “I was just being honest”?

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