Most of us are born hearing well, but all of us have to learn to listen well. Hearing is a natural function of the human body. Listening is a skill that must be developed. In whatever way we are listening to God's spoken or written word - hearing a sermon, reading the Bible in our daily quiet time, listening to the Bible on our MP3, studying the Bible in a small group - James offers some practical, down-to-earth instruction on how to be better listeners in James 1:19-27.