I left a comment at Chris Moles' blog [Internet Archive link] and I wanted to share the thought with you: Chris said, “When she is willing and able to walk through her pain in community, surround her with loving sisters who will comfort, pray for her, and hold her accountable to the process.” I would like… Continue reading How the Church can help victims heal
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Compassion Requires Anger – If You Aren’t Angry then You Aren’t Compassionate
Ok, it is time to shut down these wrong-headed and damaging notions: 1) A Christian must never be angry at another person 2) Compassion is calm, huggy, weepy, kind — milktoast. Bleh! Compassion. Let's look at the word — com + passion = feeling the feelings (passions) of another person WITH (com) that person Yes,… Continue reading Compassion Requires Anger – If You Aren’t Angry then You Aren’t Compassionate
