1.0Hear the Gospelhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/hearthegospelTheodore Mayhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/hearthegospel/author/tmayWelcome to Hear the Gospel - Hear the Gospelrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="7eyZK2qEbl"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/hearthegospel/2018/06/welcome-hear-gospel.html">Welcome to Hear the Gospel</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/hearthegospel/2018/06/welcome-hear-gospel.html/embed#?secret=7eyZK2qEbl" width="600" height="338" title="“Welcome to Hear the Gospel” — Hear the Gospel" data-secret="7eyZK2qEbl" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Reading Aloud When I was in grade school, learning to read, students who even whispered to themselves softly or moved their lips as they read were ridiculed and chastised. This was seen as behavior requiring immediate correction. But did these children know instinctively that reading is a physical act; that good books are meant…