Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Luke 6:36 These words remind me of Rambo. That’s what everyone in our middle school called him. Rambo wore a camouflaged mesh trucker cap, cowboy boots, Wranglers and western shirts with pearl snaps – long before hipsters made any of that cool. His hands… Read More
Archive Tag: compassion
Still About One
A record was set last night in Boise, Idaho… Not just a record for Roadshows in Boise… Not just a record for seven years of the Roadshow tour… 502 children were sponsored last night in Boise! The most children sponsored at a concert in the thirty years that Compassion International… Read More
Lent Day 11 – Just As Your father
Luke 6:36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. I read these words from Luke today and immediately thought of Rambo. That’s what everyone in school called him. He wore a camouflaged mesh trucker cap – long before hipsters did – and cowboy boots and Wranglers and western shirts with pearl snaps. His… Read More
One Hundred Snow Cones Later
It’s slow work but worth the wait. His speckled hand pulls the lever. Tiny shards spray from a frozen brick and gradually fill a styrofoam cup. Mr. A turns toward the open window and shouts in a New Orleans drawl, “What flava’d you say you wan agin?” He squints, cups… Read More
Choosing The Question We’ll Ask Today
The three year-olds sat in a circle wearing their Easter Sunday bests. One by one they opened their egg, pulled out a surprise, showed it proudly to the rest of the class and listened as Mrs. Becky told a little more of the morning’s story. “Touch the thorn,” she instructed, “but be very… Read More
Why Bigger Crowds Are Less Compassionate
I’ve been speaking and singing on behalf of Compassion International in 80 to 100 cities every year for seven years. And being the nerd I am I’ve studied the results and found that as crowds get larger they also become less compassionate. View Post