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[featured-image link=”null” link_single=”inherit” single_newwindow=”false” alt=”explanation”]123rf.com[/featured-image] All three of my jobs — pastor, professor, and therapist — require me to explain things. I explain constantly. Explanation is a critical part of teaching. A teacher who is unwilling to explain will not be very effective. But explanation, at some point, and often insidiously, crosses over into defensiveness.Continue reading “The Explanation Trap”