Tag: Compassion

Would you accept such a proposal as Judson's? (image courtesy of pixabay.com)

“Honey, We’re Engaged! Let’s Go Suffer & Die for Jesus!”-Adoniram Judson’s Letter to Ann Before Their Marriage

Posted on by Billy Reinhardt

In my last post here I included Adoniram Judson’s letter to his father-in-law asking for Ann’s hand in marriage (you can also learn more about Judson himself and his missionary endeavors in my last post as well). Now I want us to look at Judson’s letter to Ann just a tad over a month before they Read more about “Honey, We’re Engaged! Let’s Go Suffer & Die for Jesus!”-Adoniram Judson’s Letter to Ann Before Their Marriage[…]

After Certain Hardships and Death Do We Part (Image Courtesy of pixabay.com)

Adoniram Judson’s astonishing letter to his father-in-law asking for his daughter’s hand in marriage

Posted on by Billy Reinhardt

We named our son, Judson, after the missionary Adoniram Judson, and I am proud of that fact given what I am currently learning about Judson’s life. Judson lived from 1788-1850 and was a missionary to Burma for almost 40 years. His commitment to the cause of Christ was (is!) phenomenal, humbling, and inspiring.  Before he Read more about Adoniram Judson’s astonishing letter to his father-in-law asking for his daughter’s hand in marriage[…]

Do we show compassion as we listen to others' questions and doubts? (Image courtesy of pixabay.com)

Compassionate Apologetics: Serving those who have questions and doubts by listening and understanding them well

Posted on by Billy Reinhardt

Today I was able to refine  an idea that I’ve mulled over for some time that I’m going to call “Compassionate Apologetics.”  What is “compassionate apologetics”? It is simply “serving those who have questions and doubts by listening and understanding them well.”  Apologetics, unfortunately, often gets a bad rap by being for those that want Read more about Compassionate Apologetics: Serving those who have questions and doubts by listening and understanding them well[…]