Tag Archives: compassion

God Bless You With Discomfort

Oct
 14
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A friend forwarded me these words from Michael Hyatt’s blog today, originating from a Franciscan benediction: May God bless you with discomfort…

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We’re Killing Our Brothers

Oct
 38
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I’m appalled at our behavior. Well, maybe you haven’t been as bad as me, or maybe you haven’t been as bad as so so many Christians I’ve encountered, but most of us need a good kick in the rear today.
Let me start from the beginning. Exactly a year ago, I wrote an article on homosexuality for Crosswalk.com entitled, “Homosexuality: Can I Blame My Genes?” This was right after Ray Boltz came out of the closet with his confession that shocked evangelical America…

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Granny’s Secret of Life!

Aug
 17
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“Granny,” as I fondly call her, responded to her sister’s expression of love before they hung up the phone, and I couldn’t help but marvel at the simple wisdom of the words coming from someone nearly a century old—someone who has experienced the gamut of life. From birth to death and everything in between, when all else is stripped away, it is ultimately one thing that impacts lives. Find out the answer…

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25 Awesome Things: 3. Taking Off Socks

Jul
 26
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25 Awesome things intro links: Inspired by 1000AwesomeThings.com, I will be doing my own list of 25 awesome things for the rest of this month. Enjoy...

The other day I stopped by my friend Darcy’s house. She had just come from a several mile bike ride in the hot afternoon sun and I sat down on her front porch with her while she took off her shoes. I couldn’t help but feel the relief, watching her strip off her hot, sweaty socks. How well I know that amazing feeling you’re your feet finally get to breathe after several hours in hot, cramped shoes. Ahhhh. Feel the relief! How might you and I “be the relief” to a tired, thirsty world?

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Special Love for a Cat in the Gutter of Life

Mar
 22

Recently the eyes of sadness stared me down through the metal bars of the live trap on our back patio. We'd been having problems with this wild orange tabby. Find out what I observed about my faith through this encounter with a wild cat…

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Forgiven Little?

Sep
 47

If, before we came to Christ, we think any higher of ourselves than the most vile person, we still do not understand the condition of our hearts or the price Jesus paid for us. In that case we, like Simon, have only been "forgiven little," when what we truly need is to be forgiven much…

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