When Willie Mays (now 92 years old) was a young boy, he was being bullied by a bigger kid in school, who took his money from him. So Willie went to his dad and asked him what he should do. Should he fight him, turn him in, or what? His dad told him no. Maybe …
The Heavenly Weeper
Though ranting over the evil of the world and rushing headlong into the penalty phase may make us feel righteously superior, it actually exposes our spiritual childishness. It is lamentable that no amount of brainy people working together, no politician or party, and no innovation of science can hold back the tide of our sin …
The Best Apologetic
I don’t know about you, but Jesus won my heart, not by force but by fascination. Note to self. Do what Jesus did! Healing people is always a better gospeling technique than hurting them. Peter showed what he could do with a sword and Jesus showed what he could do with a touch. Definitely an …
It Takes A Breaking
Watchman Nee taught that the release of the inner man’s potential is contingent on the breaking of the outer man, which usually occurs through suffering. Compassion tends to seep out through the cracks created by hard blows and attaches itself to other damaged people. Our humanity-wide shared spiritual poverty is the lowest common denominator between …
An Uncommon Combination of Clout and Compassion (Part 1 of 2)
Roman centurions had clout––and plenty! But not many were accused of an overabundance of compassion. Sanctioned by the most powerful empire on earth, wherever they roamed, they wielded the limitless authority of Rome. The Jews and all other occupied lands lived under the thumb of the state and in fear of the army’s oft-capricious tactics. …
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