Post Tagged with: "compassion"

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  [the idea camp] morning general session

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    Who:Leroy Barber (Mission Year), Deidox, Kevin Lum (Sojourners), Mark Horvath (InvisiblePeople.tv), Shannon Moriarity (Change.org), James Pearson (WikiChoice) //   Leroy Barber: Many of the environmental problems in our country are in the poorer neighborhoods. This is why it is important to help ‘the hood’ go green! Projects doing things [...]
   
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  [the idea camp] jesus wants to save christians

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    Who: Don Golden God is the God of people who suffer. The moment that we stop crying out is the moment that we start going in the wrong direction. As you are working out your salvation, you need to connect with people who are afflicted. If you understand where God is in [...]
   
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  [the idea camp] evening general session

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    Who:J. Mark Brinkmoeller (ONE), Kadita “A.T.” Tshibaka (Opportunity International), Armando Fullwood (Global Need), Dave Gibbons (Yangdang) J. Mark Brinkmoeller: In the United States we have the gift of citizenship which means that we have the ability to speak out. God asks everyone who walks the earth to take care [...]
   
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  [the idea camp] in but not of the movement(s)

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    Who: J. Mark Brinkmoeller (ONE) What are the movements that you are a part of? What are some of the key differences between being a part of a movement and being a part of an organization? Movements are ‘bigger’ than organizations. Several organizations can be part of the same [...]
   
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  [the idea camp] missions in the burbs

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  Who: Dave Ferguson (NewThing Network)  In what ways is your church engaging in the community? What is (or is not) working? Why? Some responses… One church responded that they really don’t connect in their own community. It is easy to see the great needs in places around the world (like in [...]
   
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  [the idea camp] opening session

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  Who: Marta Urquilla (Corporation for National & Community Service), Blair Burns (IJM), Holly Burkhalter (IJM), Mark Batterson (National Community Church), Dave Ferguson (New Thing Network) Marta Urquilla: The White House is looking to the faith community to step up to be a part of the solution in several areas including [...]
   
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  the idea camp: compassion and justice

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  There is an exciting event coming up at the end of August in Washington D.C., and I’m actually really bummed that I won’t be able to attend in person… It’s called The Idea Camp. The way Charles Lee describes it is, “The Idea Camp is a collaborative movement of idea-makers [...]
   
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  poetry [compassion]: compassion, where art thee?

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  by Renee Small   Cold, trembling hands And feet; No coat, no blanket, Sense of defeat. Is anyone there? Can anyone see? The homeless, the poor… This is me. Oh, I ask, Compassion , Compassion Where art thee? Achy, fragile body And limbs; No money, no doctor, Life dims. Is [...]
   
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  poetry [compassion]: deeply touched

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  by Terry Critchfield   Without touching, I was deeply touched. No audible words were spoken but I heard her cry. An innocent and momentary glance                             revealed a soul that had lost its way. Compassion reached out with empathy and gentle smile. Brokenness embraced a sliver of hope and time [...]
   
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  video [compassion]: compassion

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  by Anita Gerbig     About the author: Anita Gerbig works as a Physical Therapist Assistant at a Rehab Hospital in Sarasota, FL. She is married and has two girls which are a joyous handful. She enjoys serving God from church to outreach to feeding the homeless in downtown Sarasota.
   
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  poetry [compassion]: concept of compassion

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  by The Bible and Jonathan Janssen     About the author: Jonathan Janssen is 31 years old and just graduated with his BA in English from California State University Baskersfield. He has been happily married for five years and both he and his wife work with special needs kids at local high schools. He writes all types [...]