If I Have Gay Children: Four Promises From A Christian Pastor/Parent | john pavlovitz

If I Have Gay Children: Four Promises From A Christian Pastor/Parent | john pavlovitz. Here’s a courageous perspective on alternative sexuality from an unapologetic Christian and parent. If you’re too busy to click the link, or just prefer to TL;DR this sort of thing, I’ll sum it up for you: If it turns out any […]

Hero #4: Pope Francis

Most folks don’t normally think of the Pope as a hero. To Catholics, he’s a leader, spiritual guide, giver of laws. To non-Catholics, he’s a role model, maybe. In some unfortunate cases, he’s a misguided–or even malicious–purveyor of hatred and intolerance. To many, he’s irrelevant, just an old guy in a funny hat. But a […]

Pope Embraces Man with Rare Genetic Disease | Neurofibromatosis | LiveScience

Pope Embraces Man with Rare Genetic Disease | Neurofibromatosis | LiveScience. Compassion requires courage, particularly at this level. The man the pope embraced and kissed on Wednesday suffers from Neurofibromatosis, a condition I’d never heard of before reading this article. In a word, he’s hideous, the sort of man most of us would be much […]