This is post 3 of 3 in the series “brief history of charity” From Compassion to Pity: A Brief History of Charity From Compassion to Pity: A Brief History of Charity, part 2 From Compassion to Pity: A Brief History of Charity, part 3 In 1889, Jane Addams founded Hull
This is post 2 of 3 in the series “brief history of charity” From Compassion to Pity: A Brief History of Charity From Compassion to Pity: A Brief History of Charity, part 2 From Compassion to Pity: A Brief History of Charity, part 3 Horace Greeley was America’s leading journalist
This is post 1 of 3 in the series “brief history of charity” From Compassion to Pity: A Brief History of Charity From Compassion to Pity: A Brief History of Charity, part 2 From Compassion to Pity: A Brief History of Charity, part 3 It has been said that cultures
This is post 2 of 2 in the series “Compassion in Rome and America” Compassion in Rome and America Compassion in Rome and America, part 2 Centuries after the gospel brought compassion to ancient Rome, the context of our world today is equally difficult. I have been told of places
This is post 1 of 2 in the series “Compassion in Rome and America” Compassion in Rome and America Compassion in Rome and America, part 2 Compassion as practiced by the early church serves as a contrast to that of the Romans and even the Jews at that time. Very
This is post 5 of 5 in the series “male and female” Everything is Binary … Especially Humans! Male and Female: the Beauty of Human Sexuality Men and Women, Mars and Venus! Human Sexuality, Alike and Different Reality is 6,500 Human Genes Declaring “Male” or “Female” Reality has a way
A recent post at Breakpoint— From Obergefell to Surrogacy —struck me for how powerfully it points to a lamentable change in our culture and laws, a change motivated by “compassion.” In this case, compassion towards infertile couples. Who of us can argue against being compassionate to a couple who wants to have and care
Religious liberty can coexist with compassion Life is full of choices, but sometimes what appears to be a choice is actually a false dichotomy. “Why is food either good for you, or delicious?” (Some nutritious food is very tasty.) “Is the Christian life a matter of being faithful, or fruitful?”
Christians care! That’s the gist of a recent editorial from the New York Times, “A Little Respect for Dr. Foster” by Nicholas Kristof/ @NickKristof. Kristof begins by referencing polls that indicate “gays and lesbians” are viewed more favorably than “evangelical Christians.” But he admits that Christians care: “I’ve been truly awed by [the
Recently we published a post about the crisis on the Mexico/US border. Since then I came across a very helpful article by Erick Erickson, “Moral Clarity at the Border.” Erickson is an American political commentator and blogger. Christians tend to divide into two streams of thought around this crisis. One
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