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Voice of the Day: Richard J. Foster

by God's Politics Editor 02-04-2010 | 1:00pm
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Silence frees us from the need to control others ... A frantic stream of words flows from us in an attempt to straighten others out. We want so desperately for them to agree with us, to see things our way. We evaluate people, judge people, condemn people. We devour people with our words. Silence is one of the deepest Disciplines of the Spirit simply because it puts the stopper on that.

- Richard Foster
from his book Freedom of Simplicity

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by: jefftubin

02-04-2010 @ 8:30pm

Oh my, you're doing exactly what he was getting at.

by: Weiwen Ng

02-04-2010 @ 3:09pm

The point is well taken, but silence done the wrong way can be equally controlling - forcing someone to be silent to keep a family secret, systematically forcing certain populations to be silent (e.g. Black slaves and free Blacks in White churches in the 19th century).

by: jefftubin

02-04-2010 @ 6:30pm

Oh my, you're doing exactly what he was getting at.

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02-04-2010 @ 4:26pm

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by: jefftubin

02-04-2010 @ 8:30pm

Oh my, you're doing exactly what he was getting at.

by: Weiwen Ng

02-04-2010 @ 3:09pm

The point is well taken, but silence done the wrong way can be equally controlling - forcing someone to be silent to keep a family secret, systematically forcing certain populations to be silent (e.g. Black slaves and free Blacks in White churches in the 19th century).

by: jefftubin

02-04-2010 @ 6:30pm

Oh my, you're doing exactly what he was getting at.

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by: Weiwen Ng

02-04-2010 @ 3:09pm

The point is well taken, but silence done the wrong way can be equally controlling - forcing someone to be silent to keep a family secret, systematically forcing certain populations to be silent (e.g. Black slaves and free Blacks in White churches in the 19th century).

by: Weiwen Ng

02-04-2010 @ 3:09pm

The point is well taken, but silence done the wrong way can be equally controlling - forcing someone to be silent to keep a family secret, systematically forcing certain populations to be silent (e.g. Black slaves and free Blacks in White churches in the 19th century).

by: uberVU - social comments

02-04-2010 @ 4:26pm

Social comments and analytics for this post...

This post was mentioned on Twitter by sojourners: Silence frees us from the need to control others http://su.pr/2vEFfy...

by: jefftubin

02-04-2010 @ 6:30pm

Oh my, you're doing exactly what he was getting at.

by: jefftubin

02-04-2010 @ 6:30pm

Oh my, you're doing exactly what he was getting at.

by: jefftubin

02-04-2010 @ 8:30pm

Oh my, you're doing exactly what he was getting at.

by: jefftubin

02-04-2010 @ 8:30pm

Oh my, you're doing exactly what he was getting at.