In the first chapter of his book, “The Sin of Empathy”, Joe Rigney’s starting point is that in Hebrews 4:15, the writer talks about Christ sympathising with us in regards to our weakness. However, the NIV uses the word “empathise.” Rigney writes: .” The Greek word in question is sympathizo, which makes the English cognate… Continue reading The sin of root fallacy
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We don’t talk about empathy no, no, no
You may recall a little hoo-ha a while back (I think it may have been a couple of years ago even when a prominent US Evangelical said that empathy is sin. I engaged with the issue here and here. Well Evangelicals Now have decided to rake up the issue again in this article. I hope… Continue reading We don’t talk about empathy no, no, no
Do we owe sympathy and gratitude?
This is a follow on to my article the other day about how we respond when leaders fall and fail. My article then was specifically focused on our response to Liz Truss’s fall from power. That’s the starting point today and so I want first to share a tweet from the Archbishop of Canterbury that… Continue reading Do we owe sympathy and gratitude?
Empathy is not a sin
Okay, so it’s one of those weird days on the internet again. I’m trying to make sense of this guy’s tweet. So, what does it matter Dave you ask? Some person is mouthing off on social media. It’s okay, their pastor will give them some Biblical counsel on Sunday when they pick up on it.… Continue reading Empathy is not a sin
Cummings and Goings
As promised, here is part two of my thoughts on the Dominic Cummings case. I want to focus here on the question of how we interact with rules. The key question for DC’s future is whether or not he did break any rules. If he broke lockdown rules, then this is serious because he has… Continue reading Cummings and Goings
Should we sympathise with Dominic Cummings?
On Saturday May 23rd news broke that Dominic Cummings (Boris Johnson’s chief of staff) had allegedly broke the lockdown rules to visit his parents in Durham. Over the day, the story changed several times. The explanation was given that he went because he and his wife were beginning o show symptoms of COVID-19 and that… Continue reading Should we sympathise with Dominic Cummings?
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