originally posted June 19, 2015
Topics: listening, community, church's response to violence, compassion
To Thrive In A Foreign Land: The Faithful Service of Northeastern Seminary Students and Alumni
Sadly, refugees are often a misunderstood people notes Rev. Bob Tice (D.Min., ‘12) senior pastor at River Rock Church. “At worst, many think of them as rejects and outcasts, poor, and a strain on America; and some a bit better think of them as just strange.” What is more alarming is that many people do not understand the unique needs of refugees.
Topics: community, ministry, compassion
Compassion and Neuroscience—Sister, Can You Spare a Dollar?
A guest post by Diane Stephens, a keynote speaker at the McCown Symposium on September 23
Topics: spiritual formation, compassion, neuroscience