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My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger (James 1:19, ESV) Technology and various media platforms play a pivotal role in our transcending world today. We now have at our disposal access to anyone, any place, and information about most anything at any given time. However, this technological advancement has not improved our ability to talk with one another in ways that matter the most. Simply put, access to information does not create honest, opened, healthy connections. When scripture urged the ”older women to teach the younger” (Titus 2:4), that required the younger to become teachable. This process is more than asking and answering questions. It requires us to learn how talk and listen to, and care about one another at the deepest level, to teach what is helpful and “good” (Titus 2:3, NIV). The ability to connect with one another where they are takes time and patience. James 5:1 says it requires us to be quic...