Tag Archives: compassion

To Jacob and Rachel there was born a son, His name was Joseph, and his father loved him a ton. Joseph was favored above all his brothers, His daddy even made him a coat of many colors. One day the Lord gave Joseph a dream, Oh how this must have ...

When we do not know what else to say, a promise of prayer feels good and right.  And it is, but what does it mean?  Will it do any good?  We want to believe. We hate feeling helpless.  We read that the prayer of a righteous man availeth much (James ...

Everyone who has held a job understands that it takes all personalities to accomplish the task at hand. However, in the mix of the personal environment there always seems to be a sour pickle. One who in spite of the teamwork effort, has to engage in a negative manner finding ...

“Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” (Lamentations 3:22-23) A little while back, my housemates were on vacation and their dog, Sammie, was left for their sons to watch.  One night Sammie was left alone for ...

After 14 1/2 hours of deliberation last week, jurors in the Dzhokhar Tsarnaev trial found him guilty of setting the bomb at the Boston Marathon. They have now handed down the most severe penalty for his crime–death. Tsarnaev is a Chechen immigrant who became a US citizen. He was only ...