2009-10-06T11:07:19-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com http://www.gospel.com/feeds/topics/talking http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Timothy%202:14-16&version=NIV 2009-10-06T11:07:19-05:00 Paul tells Timothy to avoid godless chatter and quarrels about words. Paul says that we should know the truth and speak it boldly. We should never do harm when we are talking. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hindrances/driving-with-the-brakes-on-2376 2009-09-24T16:07:11-05:00 You get people talking about their favorite subject - themselves. Ask them about their family, their background, or their position, their interests, their weekend plans, something. And you look for clues that you can talk to them about. Look for a photo that they got or a pin that they wear, or a comment they make. Ask several questions. You don't have to be informed about what they are interested in, you just have to be interested in it. Find out areas that you can relate to and share your experience there. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/silent-guys-5875 2009-09-11T10:50:11-05:00 Man was never meant to be an island, keeping everything to himself. We were never meant to be some Lone Ranger, wearing a mask to cover up our identity. God made us to need a shared life. But sadly, a lot of us men have somewhere bought the lie that manhood means keeping your deepest feelings to yourself.