About the Book
In this six-session video Bible study (DVD/digital video sold separately), Karen Ehman, New York Times bestselling author of Keep it Shut, helps you rediscover the life-changing joy that comes from putting others first. In a culture that tells us a me-first, you-second way of living is the key to happiness, Ehman explains that the key to moving forward in almost every facet of your life is to embrace backward living.
Becoming a person who thinks about others first takes effort. It requires you to live alert. To be on the lookout in conversations for "heart drops"--hints of kindness you might grant to the person right in front of you, right where they are.
But it is worth it.
Listen, Love, Repeat gives you both the encouragement and practical, daily ways you can reach out to others with both planned and random acts of kindness. Topics include loving your family and friends, encouraging coworkers, reaching out to the lonely, blessing the "necessary people" who help you get life done every day but often go unnoticed, and many others who could use an act of thoughtfulness. An additional focus on modeling for your children a lifestyle that listens and loves is accompanied by doable ideas for you and for your family.
The Listen, Love, Repeat Study Guide includes video notes, group discussion questions, individual activities, Scripture memory verses, and between-sessions personal studies.
Sessions include:
- Finding Your Big "Why?"
- Let Love Complete the Circle
- When You Live a Life of Welcome
- How to Hug a Porcupine and Squeeze a Skunk
- Family Matters
- The Boomerang of Blessing
Designed for use with Listen, Love, Repeat Video Study 9780310082668 (sold separately).
About the Author :
Karen Ehman is a New York Times bestselling author who has written 22 books and Bible studies including the 2020 ECPA Devotional of the Year Settle My Soul: 100 Quiet Moments to Meet with Jesus and Keep It Shut: What to Say, How to Say It, and When to Say Nothing at All, which has sold over 300,000 copies. Married to her college sweetheart, Todd, she is a mom of three and "Grandma Kit" to two. She enjoys collecting vintage Pyrex kitchenware, strolling area farm markets, and spending her days feeding the many people who gather around her mid-century dining table to process life and enjoy her county fair blue-ribbon winning cooking. She resides in rural Central Michigan.
Review :
Human connection is seemingly more accessible than ever, but still our hearts often feel miles away from the human being living even right next door. In Listen, Love, Repeat Karen Ehman digs into how meaningful connection begins by tuning our ears toward the hearts of those around us. When we do, life becomes richer and love becomes deeper. This is a practical and encouraging manual to forming and deepening relationships all around you.----Logan Wolfram, speaker, author of Curious Faith: Rediscovering Hope in the God of Possibility
If you desire to bless to others but feel like your calendar is too busy, this book is for you! Listen, Love, Repeat is exactly the inspiration I need to remind me that it doesn't always take a lot of time to be a blessing. Karen Ehman shows us that when we pay attention and listen to the people around us, God reveals many simple ways we can love them well. Her biblical insight, practical ideas, and creative tips will help you live the life of love you long for.----Courtney Joseph, author and blogger at Women LivingWell.org and Good Morning Girls.org
In Listen, Love Repeat Karen reminds us the purpose of doing good isn't about being known as a pretty good person but about pointing people to the breathtaking goodness of God. You won't feel like you're being asked to add one more thing to your already full plate. Instead, you'll discover how small sacrifices can have a significant impact on the lives of others. And how you can do it all for the glory of the One who made the greatest sacrifice of all.----Jeannie Cunnion, author of Parenting the Wholehearted Child
In Listen, Love, Repeat Karen Ehman again strikes gold, showing us how to value others above ourselves and to do so with genuine compassion. A teacher at heart, Karen skillfully weaves together biblical examples, hard-earned wisdom, and real-life stories to create a resource our world desperately needs.----Liz Curtis Higgs, bestselling author of The Girl's Still Got It
Karen Ehman is God's real deal---her heartfelt words a gift. When I began to tear up by page fifteen, I knew my heart was in for a total transformation! Listen, Love, Repeat quite possibly could be the key to getting unstuck from feeling hopelessly dry, scarily empty, and completely unfulfilled. Thank you, Karen, for being the friend we need to encourage us to tune our ears---in the midst of our culture's narcissism---to hear God's heart and scatter his loved to the world.---Sheila Mangum, author of the popular prayer blog The Power of the Three Stranded Prayer and Karen Ehman's real-life friend
Karen Ehman's blog was one of the first I ever read, and she's never stopped being a mentor to me. Her words here speak my heart language---and echo the heart of God. Live these words. Repeat. Have a profoundly beautiful life right where you are.----Ann Voskamp, New York Times bestselling author of One Thousand Gifts and The Broken Way
Listen, Love, Repeat is a go-to manual on loving others like Jesus did. Karen's heartfelt stories, biblical examples, and doable ideas will empower you to live alert--being on the lookout for anyone who needs a healthy dose of encouragement wrapped in a blanket of grace. I can't wait to implement some of the suggestions!---Courtney DeFeo, speaker, author of In This House We Will Giggle, and founder of Light 'Em Up Gifts
Listen, Love, Repeat is more than a book. It is an inspired call to action for Christians to do what Jesus calls us to do: love people. By the end of the first chapter, I was already looking for ways to scatter kindness. This book is more than a recitation of why our good deeds matter. It is a practical guidebook on how to be like Jesus in a world that desperately needs more kindness.----Jennifer Dukes Lee, author of The Happiness Dare
Listen, Love, Repeat is utterly refreshing. It's a call to step out of our self-obsessed culture and notice the people around us, to really pay attention and look for ways to love and honor each other. What a timely reminder that while we can't do everything for the people we encounter in the day-to-day, we can do something---and every little something matters. Thank you, Karen, for a book that's practical, encouraging, and grounded in Truth. We will all be better for reading it.----Sophie Hudson, popular blogger Boo Mama, author of Giddy Up, Eunice and Home Is Where My People Are
Listen, Love, Repeat is written by the woman I like to call my "other mother." I spend lots of time at her house. She is never too busy to listen to my struggles, feed me good food, and let me borrow her phone charger. Best of all, she's always pushing me to do my best and to strengthen my walk with the Lord. This book will help you to love like Jesus did and to never let others around you go unnoticed---even if that person is a teenage boy with a big appetite and dead cell phone who just needs someone to listen and care.----Anthen Ruhf, nineteen-year-old "sorta son" of Karen Ehman
Listen, Love, Repeat was an answer to prayer! It's so easy to live focused on our own needs, but as I asked the Lord to show me ways to better love those around me, Karen's words inspired and equipped me to live with a heart of hospitality. This book is full of wonderful ways to live a life that reaches out and welcomes others in.----Becky Thompson, author of Hope Unfolding, founder of Scissortail SILK
Packed with heartfelt truths and practical ideas, Karen Ehman hits the nail on the head with her newest book, Listen, Love, Repeat! Both challenging and inspiring, it is a message we desperately need in our world today: to love others. A must read!----Ruth Schwenk, coauthor of For Better or For Kids, founder of TheBetterMom.com
The woman who wrote this book is the same woman who threw my bridal shower, loves me in ways I don't deserve, believes in me in ways I don't believe in myself, and who gives gifts better than anyone I know. Listen, Love, Repeat isn't merely a catchy title, it's the way Karen Ehman lives. She hasn't stopped this cycle ever since I've met her. Now, it's your turn to start.----Lindsey Feldpausch, blogger at The Glorious Table and Karen Ehman's real-life friend
With all the criticism and combativeness we witness online and in person, Listen, Love, Repeat is a breath of fresh air. . . . Faith-filled inspiration and practical ideas for living alert, taking notice of others, and scattering God's kindness in an often negative world.----Candace Cameron Bure, New York Times bestselling author, actress, and cohost of The View
With uncommon wit and wisdom, Karen Ehman shows us how to listen between the lines in everyday conversations and to love with creativity! Each chapter inspired me to live more alert and become more aware of how I can shift my focus from what people have to what they really need!----Renee Swope, bestselling author of A Confident Heart
