Psalms Bonus! What Happens When Someone Really Listens to You

What happens when someone really listens to you?

In this special bonus episode, John Ortberg sits down with Become New Creative Director Jackson Lane, who shares a story about a childhood stuffed animal, a remarkable ninth-grade teacher, and one small act of kindness he still remembers nearly 15 years later.

The story leads John to a beautiful idea about the way God loves us: there is a kind of love that looks for value, and another kind of love that creates value by treasuring what it loves.

Sometimes loving another person begins with something surprisingly simple:

Listen. Let it register. Respond.

Who in your life needs to know that what matters to them matters to you?

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00:00 A Personal Bonus From the Psalms
00:24 God Is a Father to the Fatherless
00:44 The Way Jesus Treated Children
01:24 The Power of Really Listening
01:50 Jackson's Favorite Teacher
02:13 Writing Is Structured Thinking
02:43 The Story of Carla
03:06 The Pound Puppy Jackson Loved
03:30 A Stuffed Animal Worn Out With Love
03:48 Jackson Loses Carla
04:05 “The Dog Was Gone”
04:24 Telling Mr. Webber the Story
04:41 “I Was Too Old for a Stuffed Animal Anyway”
05:05 A Mysterious Package on the Porch
05:21 He Found the Exact Dog
05:45 “Childhood Dreams Should Never Be Lost”
06:06 Why Jackson Never Forgot It
06:28 Someone Saw What Mattered to Him
06:52 Where Carla Jr. Is Today 🥹
07:10 When You Love What Someone Else Loves
07:29 Two Different Kinds of Love
07:59 A Picture of How God Loves Us
08:21 Listen. Let It Register. Respond.
08:30 That's It 😂