My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, (James 1v19).
In a world saturated with social media that’s way too often characterised by being slow to listen, quick to speak and quick to become angry, James’ challenge for us in the 21st Century is timely in all kinds of ways.
However, for the purposes of this article, just focus with me in on the first call from James of being ‘quick to listen’.
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