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Teach Us to Care, and Not to Care

Posted on November 20, 2012July 2, 2016 by NACSW

Editor's note: This was originally printed in NACSW's newsletter, Catalyst, in The Prayer Corner section (April, 2006). Its message is timeless. As the deadline for submitting the next column for the Prayer Corner drew nearer, I was reminded of the advice given to Henri Nouwen by his spiritua...
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Followers of Christ

Posted on November 6, 2012 by NACSW

"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever" Hebrews 13:8 I want to change the world. I know that sounds like a response in a beauty pageant, but, honestly, it's true. I’ve spent the last several days at a conference for Christians in Social Work. We are a group with diverse backg...
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Faith and Social Work

Posted on October 16, 2012 by NACSW

Even at a young age God put in my life people who would confide in me about their struggles and their pain. At times it was overwhelming, because I felt I had nothing that I could give them except sympathy. I didn’t understand at that time that God can show Himself strong even in my weakness. I di...
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