Empathy Is Hurting Our Church*
*With one exception.
Empathy and how we use it today drags you so deep into another person’s feelings that you lose the big picture and the power to help. Jesus didn’t model empathy; He modeled compassion—seeing clearly, feeling deeply, and moving decisively. Stop aiming for empathy. Aim for compassion.
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Why I’m saying this out loud
Empathy sounds like the safe Christian word…