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In All Circumstances
1 Thessalonians 5:18 - “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” You may think it is easy to write about gratitude. I’m tempted to agree with you. In the world of blog writing, a Thanksgiving blog should be a slam...
Propelled By The Gospel
To fall in love with Jesus is to have your heart brought to life. 1 John 4:19 states, “We love because he first loved us” meaning our love is a response to His. But, what is love? In a world that can often define love as an uncontrollable emotion, God gives a...
How Unity Is Like Fishing
Unity between churches will be necessary when the big catch comes. Let’s look at a benefit of intra-church unity from Luke 5 – the first miraculous catch of fish. The day was done. Jesus was done teaching. Peter and partners had fished all night. The nets were clean –...
What a Friend – The Gift of Prayer
As the Compassion Connect team devotes the month of July to earnest prayer for the families we serve, I have been reflecting on the love of our Creator Redeemer. At its very core the invitation to pray is a reflection of the gracious nature of God. Jesus gives each of...
The Father of Lights
As we celebrate Father’s Day this year, we are sweetly reminded of our perfectly loving Heavenly Father. Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 1:3 “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,”. One of the Greek...
The Wonder Of Covenant
Celebrating 43 years of marriage Marriage is an irreplaceable and core institution of human society, created by God before the fall of mankind, which requires mutual consent and should be understood as both a covenant and a commitment. For followers of Christ, the...
A Mother’s Love: Honoring Our Compassion Youth Mentoring Moms
In honor of Mother’s Day we had the opportunity to interview two of our Compassion Youth Mentoring moms. Through our conversations, we learned about their individual motherhood journeys and the impact of C.Y.M. Both conversations left us filled with encouragement and...
Jose’s Story
Jose's Story One of the most beautiful parts of knowing Jesus is that simply beholding him changes us. When we turn our eyes toward him, it is as though we cannot help but to be transformed. After being asked what the greatest commandment was, Jesus answered, “The...
Behold Him – An Easter Reflection
As we draw near to Resurrection Sunday, let us rejoice that we do not worship a far away God. On Easter we are given the privilege to delight in a Middle Eastern man who lived 2000 years ago, claimed to be God, and proved it when he rose from the dead. Jesus walked...
Defied Odds at Compassion Tillamook
We celebrated the first Compassion Tillamook on February 25th! After talking with Tillamook’s Clinic Coordinator, Kourtnie, it is clear that God graciously provided everything needed to ensure the clinic was a success. Even in the midst of trials, the team lacked...