http://epicdialogue.com/blog/2010/01/29/to-save-a-life/ richard hamilton: youth worker. blogger. instigator. geek. father. sojourn. co-conspirator. Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:15:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://epicdialogue.com/blog/2010/01/29/to-save-a-life/comment-page-1/#comment-3488 Rob Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:42:32 +0000 http://epicdialogue.com/blog/?p=661#comment-3488 "The church, which places itself at a distance to the distress and downtrodden just jumping in and helping to fix things..." I think this is the big deal. It's always easier to react to tragedy then to take genuine interest in other people. Resources can be great, but sometimes I think they distract from or replace what the Church should be doing in the first place. Of course, many distance themselves from relationships within a congregation, so that becomes the status quo. “The church, which places itself at a distance to the distress and downtrodden just jumping in and helping to fix things…”
I think this is the big deal. It’s always easier to react to tragedy then to take genuine interest in other people. Resources can be great, but sometimes I think they distract from or replace what the Church should be doing in the first place. Of course, many distance themselves from relationships within a congregation, so that becomes the status quo.

]]> http://epicdialogue.com/blog/2010/01/29/to-save-a-life/comment-page-1/#comment-3360 richard Sat, 30 Jan 2010 01:46:35 +0000 http://epicdialogue.com/blog/?p=661#comment-3360 Ridiculously insensitive! Ridiculously insensitive!

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