tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12134648.post1090949068447201017..comments2023-09-23T06:42:19.334-06:00Comments on The Generous Mind Blog: Being Generous in TragedyJon and Mindy Hirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05285995024127376431noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12134648.post-81181123276183435262010-01-15T12:25:08.482-07:002010-01-15T12:25:08.482-07:00Terry, that is so exciting to see how your interac...Terry, that is so exciting to see how your interaction with your community and your investment in your grandkids will lead to transformation in your life as well as in the lives of those you have involved. Please come back to the blog and share what God does through your efforts!Jon and Mindy Hirsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05285995024127376431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12134648.post-70785778089631582932010-01-15T11:28:31.871-07:002010-01-15T11:28:31.871-07:00Thanks for the post. I had already started the pro...Thanks for the post. I had already started the process of making a financial donation in connection with a larger community. Your other suggestions helped me further my involvement.<br /><br />I pick up my grandchildren after school and plan to engage them in conversation to help them understand more about the situation. Perhaps they will be able to share with some of their schoolmates as your children have done.Terryhttp://coffeecupconversation.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12134648.post-31295004728240275912010-01-15T09:50:29.358-07:002010-01-15T09:50:29.358-07:00Marilyn McCord Adams with an interesting take on t...Marilyn McCord Adams with an interesting take on the problem of evil from a Christian perspective: http://cdn2.libsyn.com/philosophybites/Marilyn_McCord_Adams.mp3?nvb=20100115162716&nva=20100116163716&t=0dc189885f8a139550d63 <br /><br />Based on her position, a transformational (?)question that springs to mind is: how can we, like God, suffer with those who are suffering in this tragedy and resist the temptation to remain aloof? And is it possible that some gifts, or ways of giving, inoculate us from suffering and permit us to remain aloof?Matt Batesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12134648.post-45825950464039853342010-01-14T16:04:31.414-07:002010-01-14T16:04:31.414-07:00Glad the thoughts were helpful Rachel. We have bee...Glad the thoughts were helpful Rachel. We have been praying with our kids and challenging them to engage kids at school with the need. My daughter came home and shared how she had told several classmates about it who knew nothing of the tragedy.Jon and Mindy Hirsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05285995024127376431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12134648.post-35698723852809151592010-01-14T09:57:49.193-07:002010-01-14T09:57:49.193-07:00Thanks so much for sharing these thoughts with us,...Thanks so much for sharing these thoughts with us, John. We'll be putting it to good use! I especially liked the suggestion to seek out Haitian churches in the area, to reach out, pray, and mourn with them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18134561254267676928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12134648.post-84429225057442603432010-01-13T14:03:14.850-07:002010-01-13T14:03:14.850-07:00Thanks for the comment Eric. You are right, if we ...Thanks for the comment Eric. You are right, if we respond in community and ask questions from a posture of growing and learning then God can use our generosity in amazing ways.Jon and Mindy Hirsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05285995024127376431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12134648.post-81184307325598608242010-01-13T08:29:45.678-07:002010-01-13T08:29:45.678-07:00Jon, this is tremendous counsel. One of the seldom...Jon, this is tremendous counsel. One of the seldom noted elements of biblical giving is that God holds us accountable not simply for giving but for the results of our giving. Being moved out of compassion to give is good, and yet it can become zeal without knowledge if we don't pair that compassion with insight on how to make a genuine difference, which, as you so rightly point out, is typically done in community.Eric Foleyhttp://www.ericfoley.comnoreply@blogger.com