A Christian Beginning-Finding My Purpose I learned compassion from my parents. Inspired by experience as a houseparent in an orphans' home, my father made a career in child welfare. When I was a child, many of our dinner-table conversations began with a story of an abused or neglected child. One of my father's favorite scriptures was James 1:27 (NLT), "Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world … [Read more...]
