Tag: compassion

• Journey to the Manger: Zechariah (John’s father)

  On our Journey to the Manger today, we met Zechariah, the father of John. We couldn’t talk with him, though, because he wasn’t able to speak. When the Angel Gabriel appeared to Zechariah in the Temple with the answer to his prayer, Zechariah struggled with unbelief. He had longed for so many years to have…

  Jill Cobb

  December 8, 2014

  Christmas, Christmas Countdown, Journey to the Manger

  answered prayer, believe, compassion, discipline, doubt, faith, God’s promises, John the Baptist, mercy, promise, prophecy, silence, Zechariah

• Jackson’s heart for Joplin’s children

  My four-year-old Jackson has really discovered the meaning of compassion this week. With the tornadoes and storms hitting so close to home in the last several days, Jackson really wanted to understand what had happened, especially in Joplin. We have had many, many talks about tornadoes, and when he finally began to comprehend what these…

  Jill Cobb

  May 25, 2011

  Faith, Family

  action, child, compassion, empathy, family, help, Jesus, Joplin, Joplin Missouri, Lincoln Logs, Missouri, prayer, Storm, Tornado