Episode 52: 52 Steven Beebe - Lessons on Communication from C.S. Lewis (Part 2)

<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/51/52/8f/jwalker55293/3000x3000_15298309.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br /><p><br></p><br><p>Are we consciously aware of how we choose our words? Are we cognizant of what kind of tacit impressions our words have on others? Are we loving our neighbors in such a way that we can understand <em>their </em>language? <em>Their</em> experiences? Can we translate what we know to those who have little familiarity with what is so familiar to us? </p><br><p>How can we effectively share the Gospel with those who are lost? How do we plant seeds? How do we water? How do we harvest? Shockingly, much of the work of evangelizing and discipleship is in wisely using our words. Jesus commands us to go into all the world, proclaiming His truth, but do we know the world well enough to be able to communicate effectively and redemptively with them? Do we have the right words? </p><br><p><strong>On part two</strong> of our conversation with professor of communication <strong>Dr. Steven A. Beebe</strong>, we explore more in depth about how C.S. Lewis’s conversion to Christianity equipped him with the remarkable ability to reach an enormously broad audience, even long after his death in 1963. How is it that Lewis could be such an effective communicator? How did his Christian faith inform the way in which he communicated and what can we learn in our own attempts at sharing Christ with others? </p><br><p>From a small biscuit tin garden made by his brother to his trip to the Whipsnade Zoo in the sidecar of his brother’s motorcycle, to the prolific volumes of correspondence and professional writing, Lewis’s life stands as an example of the impact we can have if we too, by the grace of God, choose our words carefully.</p><br><p><strong>ABOUT STEVEN A. BEEBE</strong>: Dr. Beebe is Regents' and University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies at Texas State University. He served as Chair of his department at Texas State for 28 years and concurrently as Associate Dean of the Colleg