Mark 10:13-16

Not what any of us wants in our obituary! Phillip Morrison writes about a serious situation that was brought to light by an obituary -- child abuse -- and Phil Ware offers some helpful suggestions on ways to bring redemption out of the hurt of this world.

Just how important are children to Jesus? We can do some pretty stupid things when it comes to kids!

When do you forget the schedule and live in the moment? While we need schedules, our children must take precedence over our schedule.

"When Jesus saw [the disciples stopping parents from bringing children to him], he was angry with his disciples. He said to them, "Let the children..."

"One day some parents brought their children to Jesus so he could touch and bless them. But the disciples scolded the parents for bothering him. ..."

"People were bringing little children to Jesus to have him touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them,..."

What does a little girl do when a stranger from far away shows up at school? Phil Ware shares more of his recent trip to Fortaleza, Brazil with Compassion International and the Nerd Herd to visit Compassion sites, projects, children, and churches.

Which gets blessed more, the pup or the petter? Mike Barres reminds us that love, the blessing of human touch, is important to our pets and also to us and those who we love.

Some things need to be separated! We often need children to help us see again with the eyes of innocence and call us back to godly mercy and kindness.

When is a picture more than a picture? Phil Ware shares his experience at a lunch between sponsors and their children in Kampala, Uganda.

A touching reminder of why we do some very simple, but important things! Phil Ware shares a recent heart-gripping moment they had with their compassion child from Uganda and what it all means as he remembers a trip from 5 years ago with Compassion Bloggers.

"Then [Jesus] took the children in his arms and placed his hands on their heads and blessed them."

"One day some parents brought their children to Jesus so he could touch and bless them. But the disciples scolded the parents for bothering him."

Mark 10:14 - Let the children come to me! People who are like these little children belong to the kingdom of God.

What child have you touched with Jesus' grace lately? Children are a blessing, a gift, and a responsibility: how we treat the least and most insignificant says a lot of how we would treat Jesus.

Jesus is God made touchable! Phil Ware introduces his trip to Comunidad de Los Niños Sagrada Familia in Lima, Peru, and the children that Jesus wants touched with his grace.

Are you still a child at heart? Ron Rose challenges us to mystery, kingdom, living as we remain childlike but not childish.

Are you not there yet? We must not give up on ourselves or each other because we are not there yet!

He should have left him for the buzzards. He should have sent him to hell. But he didn’t. He sent him to the lost. Max Lucado writes to remind us of our need to surrender our anxiety, and everything else, to Jesus and let him change our name and our future.