Holy Indifference: Learning to Say "I Don't Care" / James MacDonald
I was doing an interview for the Chicago Tribune recently regarding Churches Helping Churches. The interviewer asked me if I observed in people a 'compassion fatigue?' As it was discussed, I learned that she meant the condition of caring so much about so many things that you are dulled in your capacity to care at all. Kind of like the guy who watches so many sports on so many channels for so much time that when the Super Bowl comes he can't even get excited about it.
The Word of God, the Son of God, the people of God, and the lost are the summa cum laude's of care. We must never become fatigued in our compassion for these eternal priorities. To make sure I don't, here are some things I'm learning not to care about. . .
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