Articles Tagged 'Empathy'

For over 30 years, Heartlight has shared articles to help people live for Jesus in everyday life. While we are no longer publishing new articles, this enduring collection features relevant pieces throughout the year to encourage faith, offer biblical perspective, and speak to real-world joys and struggles.

Three Easy Ways To Help Service Members in Your Community

by Rhonda Underhill · Romans 12:13 · Help

Rhonda Underhill shares simple ways to help active service members and veterans with their adjustments to civilian life and provides many good links to services and resources that are helpful.

Living in a civilian world after being in service can be a tough transition, but with support from their community and friends like you, a service member's life can be much easier to navigate.

The Image of God

by Jackie Halstead, Ph.D. · Genesis 1:26-31 · Kindness · Compassion · Image of God

Jackie Halstead reminds us to view people as Jesus did; unique and valuable because each is made in the image of God.

What a beautiful example of the movement from invisibility to humanity! It is so easy to allow the world to slip by as I attend to my very important tasks.

Puppies for Sale and Hearts Open to Help

by Brian McCutchen · Hebrews 2:14-18 · Empathy

Brian McCutchen reminds us that empathy leads us to act in ways that compassionate and caring.

Moving from empathy to compassionate engagement!

C2K - The Church that Helps People

by Phil Ware · Galatians 5:6

Phil Ware continues his call to kingdom series and focusing on having the reputation as the church that helps people.

What would they say about you and your friends?

The Measure of Success

by Bill Sherrill · Luke 9:23-25 · Suicide · Succcess

Bill Sherrill reminds us that the measure of success in Jesus' eyes is whether or not we helped those in need who are around us.

How do we define what is so easily distorted?

More to Celebrate ...

by Rubel Shelly · Matthew 7:12 · Witnessing

Rubel Shelly reminds us of the incredible importance of how we view people.

Is that person really so bad?

Woman Behold Your Son

by Sarah Stirman · John 19:25 · Cross

Sarah Stirman shares insight stirred by her son's second injury to his ankle and it reminds her of Mary's sacrifice at the cross.

What's a mom supposed to do in a time like this?

Joy and Pain in the Family of God

by Patrick D. Odum · Romans 12:15 · Gentleness

The horrible death of one daughter and the coma of another and the confusion between the two leads the Ceraks and Van Ryns on the ultimate challenge of Christian faith.

Could we be so gracious in this awful situation?

The Day the Tree Went Crashing

by Philip Gulley · Romans 12:15 · Friendship

One of the kindness things we can do is simply hold a friends hand and listen to his or her pain and problems.

When's the last time you held a neighbor's hand?

You Know How it Feels

by Alan Smith · 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 · Empathy

If we have been through a hard time, we know how it feels and God can use us to comfort others.

Do you really know how it feels?

The Rest of the Story?

by Tom Norvell · Mark 1:35-40 · Compassion · Authenticity · Help

We must take time, listen with our heart, and learn the rest of the story in people's lives if we are going to effectively minister to them.

So what is the rest of the story?

In Jesus' Shoes

by Dr. Jeff Lee · Matthew 15:32-33 · Jesus

Jesus wants us to share his compassion with others.

Have you ever walked in his sandals?

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