I believe that God has been offering the Western church multiple opportunities to choose to be sheep instead of goats. To test whether we are in reality the kind that will hear Him say, “Enter into My rest” or the kind that will hear Him say, “Depart, for I never knew you.” These opportunities play …
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Ebola has “reached” the United States and Europe, and the world is paying attention to what is going on in Africa. But are we concerned because of fear for ourselves and our loved ones? Or is our concern motivated by compassion? Are any of the rest of you thinking about this? Granted, who or what …
Guilt. Failure. Weariness. All these are reasons why we sometimes don’t go to God. Or maybe we do go to God but we do so without expecting much. Or we start our prayers with lists of what we need forgiveness for. We feel unworthy. Or rather, we know we are unworthy…and we’re just not sure …
More from the Compassion Bloggers trip to the Philippines… You know what I think blesses and benefits me most as I follow along with these Compassion Blogger trips? It’s the clarity I gain in my spiritual vision. It’s the dividing line between what is really blessing and what isn’t always. It’s the finger of God …
I read another thought-provoking post this morning from Katie-in-Uganda’s blog. I think sometimes her blog posts seem so poignant because 1) she’s human just like me, so we go through the same thoughts and feelings, but 2) her situation of extremes sometimes makes it easier to see the truths that all-too-easily get smothered under the …
Yesterday was Compassion Sunday, which I presented (hosted? shared?) at my little church. I want to do a mirror of it here as Compassion Monday (even if I am posting this in the last few minutes of the day). My friend/pastor’s wife and I sang “The Power of Your Name” yesterday, and it’s really amazing …