Practical Connection to those Living Around You

Posted by on Jan 10, 2012 in church, compassion, The Voice | 0 comments About a year and a half ago, I moved into a lower income neighborhood in my city.  I was pretty scared at first.  I had never lived in that kind of an area before, and I just did not know how to act.  But then slowly I got into a rhythm of life there.  It turned out to be an incredible experience.  I am still living there and learning, learning, learning.  I have not done as much as I have...
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Help the Most, Serve the Least

Posted by on Nov 29, 2011 in church, compassion, justice, leadership, The Voice | 0 comments Two goals. One goal. That is what this phrase is all about: “Help the most, serve the least”. This is two separate things.  But it is also one thing. It is two separate things because we need to focus on both sides of this.  People who seek compassion, love, community, and the ways of Jesus should care about both of these things.  How can we help the most people?  How can we best use our...
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Where Does Compassion Happen?

Posted by on Nov 26, 2011 in compassion, The Voice | 0 comments Where does compassion happen? The answer might surprise you.  For many people, compassion happens once-a-week at church as they assist with a ministry for an hour or so.  It happens in a soup kitchen once-a-month as people help to serve dinner from behind the counter.  It happens in the letter that comes every week to remind people to give money to their sponsor child.  And compassion happens...
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Jesus Living

Posted by on Nov 25, 2011 in compassion, justice, The Voice | 0 comments There is a popular phrase that took off in the 1990’s about Jesus: What Would Jesus Do?  That phrase caused people to think about how Jesus would act in each situation they faced in their lives.  How would He respond to a person who was mean to them?  How would He treat someone who needs help?  What would He do in the everyday situations we find ourselves in? “What Would Jesus Do?” is a...
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