The Little Book of Listening: The Soul Painting & Four Other Stories

By James Webb and Mark Lewis

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About the Book

James Webb’s ‘Listening Book’ is a thought-provoking and beautifully written challenge to the way in which we live our lives in a complex w

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lioness Writing Ltd
• Release date: Mar 11, 2016
• ISBN: 9780993438332

James Webb

James Webb, former senator from Virginia, has been a combat marine, a committee counsel in the Congress, an assistant secretary of defense and secretary of the Navy, an Emmy Award–winning journalist, a filmmaker, and the author of ten books. Mr. Webb has six children and lives in Northern Virginia with his wife Hong Le, who was born in Vietnam and is a graduate of Cornell Law School.

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Table of Contents

The Little Book of Listening

The Soul Painting & Four Other Stories

Welcome

Introduction

The Soul Painting

Rufus and the Troll

Look on the Bright Side

Mustard Seed

Old Fool

The End?

About the Author

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The Little Book of Listening

The Soul Painting & Four Other Stories

Copyright © 2016 James Webb 

Photography copyright © Mark L Lewis

Published by Lioness Writing Ltd

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For Ruth, the best friend I've ever had.

Stories are equipment for living.  Kenneth Burke

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Welcome

Why does storytelling work?

Why did Jesus use parables when he told his followers about God's Kingdom?

James Webb's The Listening Book is a collection of parables, told in the style of Fred Craddock or Walter Wangerin Jr., that attempt to capture some of the mystery and excitement of the master storyteller.