Often, especially when there is an important conversation, we focus our attention on trying to find the right words to contribute to the conversation. We are drawn by the importance of saying the right thing at the right time. Maybe we think that we have to say these words to seem engaged in the conversation,Continue reading “Start by Listening”
Category Archives: Compassion
Don’t Take the Easy Road
It seems like we are all always up in arms about something. We are quick to be offended, quick to feel disrespected, and quick to fire back to defend ourselves. When we fire back, our “adversaries” are quick to be offended, quick to feel disrespected, and quick to fire back to defend themselves. And soContinue reading “Don’t Take the Easy Road”
Change the World
I cannot shake this feeling of sadness and despair with the state of our country. I have found myself getting angry as well. I am angry at the way some people are responding. I am angry at the way some people are not responding. I am angry that I cannot safely do more. I amContinue reading “Change the World”
We have to DO better
I am very troubled by what I see in our Country today. It’s not new, but maybe that is what is so troubling. I am troubled by the injustice, the hatred, the anger, the violence and the lack of caring and compassion. Our Country is in the midst of emerging from months of isolation andContinue reading “We have to DO better”
Surrounded by weeds
In my Bible, there is a single verse that has been highlighted, underlined, bookmarked, and jotted down more than any other verse. It is not the most popular verse in the Bible. It is not even all that widely known. It isn’t on t-shirts or bumper stickers. Your grandmother probably doesn’t have it cross stitchedContinue reading “Surrounded by weeds”
More Christians?
We live in a time where more people claim Christianity as their belief system than ever before. Let me say that again, there are more Christians living today than there have ever been. And while I find this encouraging and reassuring, I also feel extremely disappointed. My eyes tell me a different story. My experiencesContinue reading “More Christians?”
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