2011-04-15T10:30:48-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/apathy/ http://truewoman.com/?id=1668 2011-04-15T10:30:48-05:00 I think it is possible for the gospel to become like the I-15 was to me: white noise. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2026:15&version=NIV 2009-10-01T17:46:38-05:00 The writer of Proverbs gives us one of the most entertaining and sobering visions of where apathy can lead us. He writes that the sluggard will go to pick up food, yet be too apathetic to even bring it up to his mouth. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Personal-Power/Letting-it-Happen-to-Your-Heart-4178 2008-08-14T12:23:56-05:00 ." In other words, when Jesus saw the need of these people, something happened way down deep inside the very deepest parts of His heart. He wants to give you a heart like His. And in the stress and pressures and superficiality of the world we live in, it's easy to inadvertently build a steel wall that keeps us from feeling the lostness of the people around us. But when you lose that, you've lost an essential part of what it means to have a Christ-like heart. http://ymexchange.com/Youth-Ministry-Articles/The-Awestruck-Apathy-of-Christmas.html?ed=1 2007-12-26T13:37:05-05:00 Somewhere between the heaps of wrapping paper, metallic bows, feather trees, holiday sales, and presents, we’ve lost it. We’ve lost our sense of awe at the miracle of Christmas. http://70030.netministry.com/articles_view.asp?articleid=31701&columnid=3844 2007-11-24T18:32:21-05:00 Apathy, in my opinion as a pastor and researcher, is becoming more and more rampant in the American church. At the same time, fewer and fewer people are discussing or admitting that this is a real problem. So, is apathy really a problem? Consider that Christians, as a whole, do not participate...