Tag: compassion
Reclaiming Hospitality
October 26, 2015
Today’s post is written by Dave Manske, director for Church Multiplication in the North Central District of The Alliance. Hospitality isn’t exclusive to Christians or Americans. My memory of a generous reception in a small Filipino village is still a humbling one—the charity extended by my language teacher, a practicing spiritist, is still a convicting […]
Continue ReadingSharing Loss
August 10, 2015
Today’s post is written by a CAMA worker in the Middle East. “Does anyone else want to share something before class ends?” I asked one last time, knowing we were running late and the next teacher was waiting outside the door. During our final group counseling session of the semester at our church’s school for […]
Continue ReadingThe Top 10 Reasons You Should Prepare for a Disaster
May 4, 2015
Responding to a major disaster is compelling and exciting—but preparing for a disaster is not as compelling and certainly not exciting. Yet preparation can significantly reduce the impact of a disaster and facilitate both immediate and long-term recovery. Still, it’s a tough sell to get individuals, families, and local churches to prepare for a disaster. Here […]
Continue ReadingCompassion
August 25, 2014
Today’s post is written by Mike Sohm. When “compassion” is part of your name and identity, it speaks to what drives and motivates you as an organization. Compassion is not something you can fake or sustain long term on your own. It is revealed in response to something external to ourselves, and it often results in […]
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