Winning Ways -- Hillcrest Baptist Church

Hearing Aids
by Tom Goodman
May 16, 2012

Communication isn't just jaw flopping. It's a skill that we need to develop for the good of our relationships.

Imagine you're driving down the road and pass a sign with this warning: "Don't Go Into the Box Unless the Wayout is Clear." Would you know what it meant? The sign would make perfect sense to an English driver. In Britain those signs are posted to warn: "Don't Block the Intersection."

Or say you stopped for directions and an Englishman replied: "Take the dual carriageway to the first roundabout, keeping a sharp eye for the left-coming signs. Take the wayout just beyond the first flyover after you pass the car park next to the petrol station. Beware of the loose chippings and the crown strollers. Follow the road diversion and make sure you by-pass the road-up. If your motor car breaks down, you can use the lay-by or any of the verges to look under your bonnet."

You would probably leave that conversation mumbling something to your wife about why you never stop for directions! Again, though, the conversation makes perfect sense in Great Britain. A dual carriageway is a divided highway; a roundabout is a traffic circle; a wayout is an exit; a flyover is an overpass; a car park is a parking lot; a petrol station is a gas station; loose chippings are fallen rocks, and crown strollers are slow-moving road hogs; a road diversion is a detour, and road-up is a road under repair; a lay-by is a place to pull off the road, verges are road shoulders, and a bonnet is the hood of your car.

Got it?

Sometimes we think we're communicating just because words are being spoken. Real communication involves more. This Sunday morning we'll continue our series called "Getting Along" by looking at the keys to good communication. See you @ 10!

Graduate Recognition Sunday is This Sunday. Be sure to contact Steve Cloud about including your special graduate in the honors!

"Blue Jeans and Bluegrass" is Coming, Sunday May 27. We're encouraging everyone to dress casual on May 27 so you can be ready to help us with the big Move Out! After small group, we'll provide lunch, and then we'll clear out the auditorium so the crews can start the renovation. It's a "Beautiful Thing!"

--Tom

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Hearing Aids by Tom Goodman May 16, 2012 Communication isn't just jaw flopping. It's a skill that we need to develop for the good of our relationships. Imagine you're driving down the road and pass a sign with this warning: "Don't Go Into the Box Unless the Wayout is Clear." Would you know what it meant? The sign would make perfect sense to an English driver. In Britain those signs are posted to warn: "Don't Block the Intersection." Or say you stopped for directions and an Englishman replied: "Take the dual carriageway to the first roundabout, keeping a sharp eye for the left-coming signs. Take the wayout just beyond the first flyover after you pass the car park next to the petrol station. Beware of the loose chippings and the crown strollers. Follow the road diversion and make sure you by-pass the road-up. If your motor car breaks down, you can use the lay-by or any of the verges to look under your bonnet." You would probably leave that conversation mumbling something to your wife about why you never stop for directions! Again, though, the conversation makes perfect sense in Great Britain. A dual carriageway is a divided highway; a roundabout is a traffic circle; a wayout is an exit; a flyover is an overpass; a car park is a parking lot; a petrol station is a gas station; loose chippings are fallen rocks, and crown strollers are slow-moving road hogs; a road diversion is a detour, and road-up is a road under repair; a lay-by is a place to pull off the road, verges are road shoulders, and a bonnet is the hood of your car. Got it? Sometimes we think we're communicating just because words are being spoken. Real communication involves more. This Sunday morning we'll continue our series called "Getting Along" by looking at the keys to good communication. See you @ 10! Graduate Recognition Sunday is This Sunday. Be sure to contact Steve Cloud about including your special graduate in the honors! "Blue Jeans and Bluegrass" is Coming, Sunday May 27. We're encouraging everyone to dress casual on May 27 so you can be ready to help us with the big Move Out! After small group, we'll provide lunch, and then we'll clear out the auditorium so the crews can start the renovation. It's a "Beautiful Thing!" --Tom Beacon Articles Available Online: The staff newsletters that appear each week in the Beacon are also available on our website. You can find them here. Check out my weblog here. Do you know friends who would appreciate Winning Ways? Just forward this e-mail to them! Have you subscribed to Winning Ways? You can subscribe by clicking here and following the instructions. Your e-mail address will not be sold or given away to anyone, and you can automatically change your subscription or drop it by following the easy steps provided with each e-mail. FRESH NEWS AT HILLCREST UPDATED WEEKLY: www.hillcrestaustin.org LISTEN TO RECENT SERMONS: Click here. MANAGE YOUR SUBSCRIPTIONS TO OUR EMAIL NEWSLETTERS: Click here. If you do not have access to the web, please send a note to newsmaster@hbcaustin.org to tell us of any changes you would like to make.