Compassion

Effective empowerment

Effective empowerment

Compassion | Circle of caring. Civic stewardship. Compassion that works. Compassionate leadership. Compassionate transformation. Empowering conservatism. Constructive conservatism. Ethical empathy. Faith-driven care. Generous…

There are orphans among us

There are orphans among us

Compassion |  James wrote, “Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself…

Don't Walk By volunteers reach out to the homeless on a New York City subway platform.

Don’t walk by

Compassion |  Homeless ministries complete project to canvass every block in Manhattan, as new numbers show homelessness in New York reaching record highs

 A sign advertises the Indiana University Student Outreach Clinic at Neighborhood Fellowship.

Turning poverty into an opportunity for the gospel

Compassion |  Working out of an aging church building in the Eastside community of Indianapolis, Neighborhood Fellowship is waging a low-key undeclared war on poverty. The…

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Compassion |  New names, new stories, new journalists, new songs

Locks, burqas, and welfare: Signs of weakness, not strength

Locks, burqas, and welfare: Signs of weakness, not strength

Compassion |  Do home windows with metal grilles, doors with triple locks, and signs that advertise security systems suggest a societal commitment to the sanctity of…

Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis.

From demoralized to remoralized Republicans

Compassion |  Readers sent me some thoughtful suggestions in response to my question about re-branding “compassionate conservatism.” (I suggested a nomenclature change…

<em>New York Times</em> columnist Nicholas Kristof

‘Soul-crushing dependency’

Poverty |  When New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof gets out and reports, he learns that reality differs from what his fellow Times columnists (and sometimes Kristof…

Jonah Goldberg

C.C. Lazarus awakens

Compassion |  Could compassionate conservatism, mostly dead from 2002 to 2008 and dodo-dead since then, have a return engagement? Columnist Jonah Goldberg last week wrote,

DIGGING OUT: Clearing debris in a New York neighborhood.
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True grit

Compassion |  Churches, businesses, and homeowners face loss from Sandy and dig in

Volunteers get ready to prepare another meal for Superstorm Sandy victims.

Feeding thousands

Compassion |  Groups of volunteers show the love of Christ by tirelessly preparing meals for New Jerseyans affected by Superstorm Sandy

Debris piled up outside the flood-damaged North Hudson Community Action Corporation, a polling place in Hoboken, N.J.

Disaster-zone voting

Compassion |  Election Day in New Jersey requires ripping out floors and pumping out storm water at polling places

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