We can talk all we want about creating a safe space for conversation. The first step, however, is actually listening.

Listening is not simply letting sound waves enter your ears. It is active, allows the words to sink in, generates understanding, and inspires a response.

Listening may be one of the most real expressions of grace you give another person.

Here in episode 63 of Presently Engaged with Mandy Pallock, we discuss the conversational art of listening, and I take the bold step of coming out online as a Dallas Mavericks fan living in a San Antonio Spurs world. If you can handle the rivalry, listen in or watch!