Ben Wilson

He had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts. He was a man greatly interested in detail. He missed nothing. He had a penetrating gaze, which eyewitnesses noticed and remembered. His all-seeing eyes were almost certainly the first thing that struck people about him. His gaze was linked to his air of decision. It astonished people.

He had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts. He was a man greatly interested in detail. He missed nothing. He had a penetrating gaze, which eyewitnesses noticed and remembered. His all-seeing eyes were almost certainly the first thing that struck people about him. His gaze was linked to his air of decision. It astonished people.

He appeared and spoke not as an interpreter of the scriptures, but as a fountainhead of truth. Okay, so I just think that's really interesting. I had never put that together. You know, I've read the Gospels before, but I had never put together. That is true. It talks often about him looking around, looking up, looking upon. And so obviously his gaze was something that was notable about him.

He appeared and spoke not as an interpreter of the scriptures, but as a fountainhead of truth. Okay, so I just think that's really interesting. I had never put that together. You know, I've read the Gospels before, but I had never put together. That is true. It talks often about him looking around, looking up, looking upon. And so obviously his gaze was something that was notable about him.

I thought that was an interesting synchronicity with other people I've been studying recently. Okay, another point I liked from Johnson, who just does a good job of pulling out some interesting threads in Jesus's life, is this idea of being busy. Jesus was never busy. And I think busyness is for losers. Like, yes, obviously you want to be doing a lot and Jesus was doing a lot.

I thought that was an interesting synchronicity with other people I've been studying recently. Okay, another point I liked from Johnson, who just does a good job of pulling out some interesting threads in Jesus's life, is this idea of being busy. Jesus was never busy. And I think busyness is for losers. Like, yes, obviously you want to be doing a lot and Jesus was doing a lot.

But, well, here's what he says. Jesus was not thus overburdened by a program or specific appointments to teach. While always at work, he gives the impression of finding time to chat, albeit not about trivialities. There is never a sense of hurry. So I like that.

But, well, here's what he says. Jesus was not thus overburdened by a program or specific appointments to teach. While always at work, he gives the impression of finding time to chat, albeit not about trivialities. There is never a sense of hurry. So I like that.

And that makes me want to focus more on not being hurried, not being busy, but making time for serendipity and happy coincidences in my life. Okay, so he used his gaze. Another thing that Johnson draws out is his use of silence.

And that makes me want to focus more on not being hurried, not being busy, but making time for serendipity and happy coincidences in my life. Okay, so he used his gaze. Another thing that Johnson draws out is his use of silence.

He says, quote, he was habitually silent about his powers except when necessary and about his divinity as it was important to establish the nature of his character as a man. When told thou art the Christ, the son of the living God, he enjoins silence again. He was usually silent to direct questions. He preferred to answer the thought rather than the words.

He says, quote, he was habitually silent about his powers except when necessary and about his divinity as it was important to establish the nature of his character as a man. When told thou art the Christ, the son of the living God, he enjoins silence again. He was usually silent to direct questions. He preferred to answer the thought rather than the words.

He expresses the silence of shame when presented with the woman taken in adultery. Shame not at her sin, but at the sins of those who wish to stone her to death. He prefers to write their name in the dust rather than speak it. In the whole incident, one of the most vivid and moving in the entire New Testament, he uses only two sentences. Woman, where are those thine accusers?

He expresses the silence of shame when presented with the woman taken in adultery. Shame not at her sin, but at the sins of those who wish to stone her to death. He prefers to write their name in the dust rather than speak it. In the whole incident, one of the most vivid and moving in the entire New Testament, he uses only two sentences. Woman, where are those thine accusers?

Hath no man condemned thee? And neither do I condemn thee. Go and sin no more. He is silent on horrors, at the death of John the Baptist, for instance. He is silent with indignation before Caiaphas. He shows the silence of contempt before Herod Antipas. In his physical sufferings, he is silent with self-absorption and pity for his assailants and mockers.

Hath no man condemned thee? And neither do I condemn thee. Go and sin no more. He is silent on horrors, at the death of John the Baptist, for instance. He is silent with indignation before Caiaphas. He shows the silence of contempt before Herod Antipas. In his physical sufferings, he is silent with self-absorption and pity for his assailants and mockers.

His silence on the cross was as striking as his rare words, the seven last sayings. Okay. And I think that's an excellent point that when you have something very profound to say, silence can often speak as loud as your actual words. And Jesus used silence to great effect. And I think, you know, another person that makes me think of is George Washington, who used silence very effectively.

His silence on the cross was as striking as his rare words, the seven last sayings. Okay. And I think that's an excellent point that when you have something very profound to say, silence can often speak as loud as your actual words. And Jesus used silence to great effect. And I think, you know, another person that makes me think of is George Washington, who used silence very effectively.

And so that's something I'm mulling over my mind. How can I use silence more effectively? I'm a podcaster, so that's tough. But I think putting more meaning behind fewer words and having more silence can make your words more meaningful. Okay. Some more quotes on his openness and friendliness.

And so that's something I'm mulling over my mind. How can I use silence more effectively? I'm a podcaster, so that's tough. But I think putting more meaning behind fewer words and having more silence can make your words more meaningful. Okay. Some more quotes on his openness and friendliness.