What gets us off the chair?
The hosts ask what would actually move them to act -- child abuse didn't, the underwear pastor doesn't -- and recall Paul publicly rebuking Peter as the model of confrontation. One host argues God never mentions efficiency as part of his character, so 'it won't work' is a bad reason not to stop. He confesses two failures: walking past a crying woman in the Des Moines skywalk and driving past a three-car accident without checking whether anyone called for help.
More on Compassion
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Dear LFTP: the sister's belongings in the garage
- My sister's belongings are still in my garage and starting to smell — what should I do?
A letter from a woman whose formerly incarcerated sister's belongings — stored in her garage 'for a couple of weeks' — have sat there for months and started to smell, while the sister won't communicate or take responsibility.
From No. 485 · Steadfast
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Dear LFTP: the bedwetting friend and bedwettingstore.com
- How can I persuade my friend to get help for his bedwetting without embarrassing him?
Dear LFTP: 'Concerned friend in Michigan' asks how to persuade a friend who wets the bed to get help without embarrassing him.
From No. 279 · 20 Things for 20-Somethings
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Pope style: the miscarriage post and loving people like Jesus
- How should believers share hard theological truths with grieving people?
Boova shares that a Facebook post wrecked him: friends suffering miscarriages after fertility treatments were told by another commenter that their unborn children are in hell.
From No. 270 · The Evangelical Label
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Dear LFTP: Riley and the dying rescue animals
- How can a friend tell Riley, who rescues terminal animals and is crushed each time one dies, that she should stop taking them in?
A listener asks how to tell his friend Riley, who rescues terminal animals and breaks down each time one dies, to stop taking them in.
From No. 246 · Nine Sins the Church Is Okay With