Acts 15:36-39 After some time Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s go back and visit each city where we previously preached the word of the Lord, to see how the new believers are doing.” Barnabas agreed and wanted to take along John Mark. But Paul disagreed strongly, since John Mark had
Pope Francis said in response to horrific sex abuse charges involving children, “we showed no care for the little ones.” A grand jury report in Pennsylvania recently revealed that at least 1,000 children were abused by some 300 priests over the past 70 years, and that generations of bishops failed
A Biblical Example 1 Kings 19:3-4 (MSG) When Elijah saw how things were, he ran for dear life to Beersheba, far in the south of Judah. He left his young servant there and then went on into the desert another day’s journey. He came to a lone broom bush and collapsed in
Do you realize that when you go through a difficult passage everybody in your circle of relationship has to go through it with you? Romans 14:7 says, “no one lives to himself.” We are locked into emotional systems of family, friends, and church; so that whatever happens to us physically
Pity is pretty much a hated word. When you add one more syllables it becomes, “pitiful.” Who wants to encourage someone else to be pitiful? But if showing pity always leads to people being pitiful then why is it a consistent action of God toward humanity? Why are God and