Empathy Illustrated

Happy Saturday! Maybe you’ve read my description of falling in the pit from Relentless Grace. This short video, narrated by Dr, Brene Brown, is a wonderful visual of the distinction between sympathy and empathy. Can’t see the video? Click here. have a great weekend!

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A Conversation With A Really Old Guy

My friend Jon Swanson’s been conversing with Nehemiah. Yeah, that Nehemiah, the one from the Bible who lived like twenty-five centuries ago and led the rebuilding of Jerusalem’s walls. I know they talked because Jon published their discussions in A Great Work. If we weren’t sure, the subtitle confirms their relationship: A Conversation With Nehemiah […]

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How Do You Define Criminal?

I grew up believing laws were a good thing. I was taught to obey the law, respect the police who enforced it, and harbor a certain amount of disdain for those who intentionally violated laws. Mandela, Gandhi, and King were all criminals. All three great men spent time in jail. In the worldview of my […]

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Justice

Happy Monday! The passing of a giant sparks thoughts of today’s word-of-the-week… JUSTICE For me, Nelson Mandela stands with Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. as transformative figures of the twentieth century. Mandiba, Gandhiji, MLK—all three stood for forgiveness, nonviolence, sacrifice, and reconciliation. They acknowledged their failures, endured significant personal hardship, and placed service above […]

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Ever Faced FOOP?

Nehemiah had a big dream. I’m reading about it in Jon Swanson’s new book, A GREAT WORK. I’ll talk more about Jon’s book next week—today I’m thinking about one particular aspect of doing a great work. Following a dream, doing a great work—those require courage. God may ask you to raise a family or rescue […]

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It’s My Life, Right?

No, it’s not. I love great preaching that spurs me to think differently and dig a little deeper. This weekend Pastor Jeff Lucas offered a new (to me) perspective on idolatry and the 2nd commandment. “You shall have no other gods before me. “You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of […]

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Friend

HAPPY MONDAY! A familiar story prompts thoughts about today’s word-of-the-week… FRIEND In Mark 2, four friends took a paralyzed man to see Jesus. The crowd was too large and they couldn’t get close. They might have shrugged. “Well, we tried. Too bad it didn’t work out.” But the friends were too committed to give up […]

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