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What does it mean to have compassion? With all the pain and suffering in the world, how can we even begin to make a difference? Using the work of Aung San Suu Kyi, Amanda Palmer, and John Phillip Newell, we look into the meaning of compassion in Acts 3: 1-10 and Colossians 3: 12-17.

Amanda Palmer's Ted Talk, quoted in the sermon, is available here: https://www.ted.com/talks/amanda_palmer_the_art_of_asking

John Phillip Newell's book, "The Rebirthing of God," on which this sermon series is based, is available here:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Rebirthing-God-Christianitys-Beginnings/dp/1594735425

Artwork by Steve Thomason of Coon Rapids, MN, shared on the Narrative Lectionary Facebook group.

Recorded April 10, 2016 at Corona United Presbyterian Church, New Mexico