We’re among the many who appreciate First Presbyterian Church of Monterey as a peaceful rest stop https://bikemonterey.org/rest-stop-tip-jay-bartow-memorial-garden-monterey.html (and more).

Last Sunday, an unhoused man was found resting in the church courtyard during Sunday service. Read about the response of the congregation. As Pastor Mark Peake wrote in the church newsletter, "It was the gospel lived in real time.”

#MontereyCounty #church #PresbyterianChurchUSA #Christian #WhatWouldJesusDo #homeless #stranger

"He sold love away from his children's hearts
And told them it was sin
Now we're all at the mercy, we're all at the mercy
Of that little man within..."
- #KarlWallinger, #WorldParty, 1986

Can #empathy lead to sin? Some #ConservativeChristians argue it can

By TIFFANY STANLEY
Updated 5:20 PM EDT, August 21, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — "Empathy is usually regarded as a virtue, a key to #HumanDecency and #kindness. And yet, with increasing momentum, voices on the #ChristianRight are preaching that it has become a vice.

"For them, empathy is a cudgel for the left: It can manipulate caring people into accepting all manner of sins according to a conservative Christian perspective, including #abortion access, #LGBTQ+ rights, illegal immigration and certain views on #social and #racial justice."

https://apnews.com/article/conservative-christians-sin-of-toxic-empathy-c9ab96faf99605e010f487df61d92d8f

#WWJD #WWRWJD #WhatWouldJesusDo #ChristianCoalition #ChristianNationalists #Racists #Hatemongers #ProBirth

MAGA Christian Reminds Himself of Core Values With “What Would Jefferson Davis Do” Bracelet

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://thehardtimes.net/culture/maga-christian-reminds-himself-of-core-values-with-what-would-jefferson-davis-do-bracelet/