Comments on: People Need Hope http://www.volunteercentered.com/2008/12/17/people-need-hope-not-whining/ Volunteer leadership, management, and recruiting for church ministries and non-profits Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:46:07 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kathy Guy http://www.volunteercentered.com/2008/12/17/people-need-hope-not-whining/comment-page-1/#comment-4182 Kathy Guy Sat, 20 Dec 2008 15:35:38 +0000 http://www.volunteercentered.com/2008/12/17/people-need-hope-not-whining/#comment-4182 You caught my attention! I love that you're no longer listening to Focus on the Family. Really. I know that they offer good news, but they offer enough other religiosity junk mixed in with it that it is really confusing to people. I'm a counselor and I have recently had at least a half dozen people overwhelmed in shame, newer Christians,asking me, "I know I'm a terrible person because..." When I ask about the understanding that got them to this point, I hear, "I heard on Focus on the Family that ..." Good grief...thanks for the courage to speak it. You caught my attention! I love that you’re no longer listening to Focus on the Family. Really. I know that they offer good news, but they offer enough other religiosity junk mixed in with it that it is really confusing to people. I’m a counselor and I have recently had at least a half dozen people overwhelmed in shame, newer Christians,asking me, “I know I’m a terrible person because…” When I ask about the understanding that got them to this point, I hear, “I heard on Focus on the Family that …” Good grief…thanks for the courage to speak it.

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]]> By: Jayne http://www.volunteercentered.com/2008/12/17/people-need-hope-not-whining/comment-page-1/#comment-3863 Jayne Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:45:59 +0000 http://www.volunteercentered.com/2008/12/17/people-need-hope-not-whining/#comment-3863 Fabulous insight.... calling people to step towards greater things, greater parenting, greater hope that leads to Christ. That is our work in the world. Not condemnation. Romans 8 Fabulous insight…. calling people to step towards greater things, greater parenting, greater hope that leads to Christ. That is our work in the world. Not condemnation.

Romans 8

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