Tag: compassion
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Rethinking Mission Trips – Bob Lupton
I first encountered Bob Lupton almost twenty-five years ago while in graduate school at Eastern University. Over the years, my appreciation for his insight into community/economic development has only grown. He has written two very important and engaging books that I recommend to everyone in recent years. First is his book, Compassion, Justice and the…
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Early Christian Compassion and Justice
From John Dickson at the Centre for Public Christianity HT: Earliest Christianity
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Brené Brown: The power of vulnerability
This video is powerful. Brown spent a decade trying to discover the difference between people with a strong sense of love and belonging and those struggling for it. The key difference is that those with a strong sense of love and belonging believe they are worthy of love and belonging. They exhibited three qualities: courage,…
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Economic Definitions
Greg Mankiw's Blog: Pithy Political Economy (Via the Adam Smith Institute) "Need" now means wanting someone else's money. "Greed" means wanting to keep your own. "Compassion" is when a politician arranges the transfer. (Joseph Sobran)