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Jesus Wept: The Difference Between Compassion and Empathy

Jesus Wept: The Difference Between Compassion and Empathy

by Bill Hunter | Oct 22, 2025 | Uncategorized

I grew up in a standard, middle-class, Midwestern family in the 1960s and 70’s.  To say that we were brought up to be stoic would be an understatement.  My mother’s family was German, and my father’s was, for lack of a better designation, Coal Miner.  And while...
Don’t Just ‘Do Something’… ‘Sit There’ | Practicing Stillness in God

Don’t Just ‘Do Something’… ‘Sit There’ | Practicing Stillness in God

by Bill Hunter | Sep 24, 2025 | Uncategorized

I don’t believe that I am overstating the obvious by pointing out that everything seems much more hurried today than it used to be.  This has been a constant source of news and irritation for several years, and, unfortunately, this piece is not going to solve that...
Finding God’s Purpose in Your Life: I May Be The Philtrum in the Body of Christ

Finding God’s Purpose in Your Life: I May Be The Philtrum in the Body of Christ

by Bill Hunter | Aug 19, 2025 | Uncategorized

All Right, unless you are some kind of Jeopardy freak, if you have opened the link to this story, you probably all have the same question. What is a philtrum? The philtrum is the groove under your nose that goes to your top lip.  As long as I can remember, I have...
Walking Humbly With God: How Can I Follow When I Insist on Being in Front?

Walking Humbly With God: How Can I Follow When I Insist on Being in Front?

by Bill Hunter | Jul 29, 2025 | Uncategorized

I have been informed by several people during my adult life that I can be “a lot to deal with.” (Sources Available Upon Request).  It would appear that I tend to be “a know-it-all,” “a stickler for details,” “a picker of nits,”” a general pain in the…,’ well, you get...
Being a Girl Dad – God’s Expectations of Fathers and Daughters

Being a Girl Dad – God’s Expectations of Fathers and Daughters

by Bill Hunter | Jun 9, 2025 | Uncategorized

Now let me be clear;  I have been the dad of a girl for 25 years, but over the last 11 months, I have been blessed with two new daughters-in-law, and, therefore, as my daughters now outnumber my sons, I am officially declaring myself a Girl Dad.  So, as I am...
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