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The blog of Kim Gentes. A place where you will find articles on worship, family, technology, church, music, and art.  We promise nothing. But try to never deliver.

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Our very own ThinkJump Journal was just named the "Best of the Best" in online blogs from Worship Leader Magazine. Got our little patch of niceness from the good folks at WL Mag sitting right here.

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Entries in 2012 Sports Illustrated Kids Winner (1)

The Love of Brothers - Conner & Caden Long / 2012 Sports Illustrated Kids Winner (ThinkJump Journal #79 with Kim Gentes)

As a blogger and writer I have never felt it appropriate to appeal to emotion as the primary reason to discuss a topic, highlight an individual or issue. And that hasn't changed. The primary reason I don't do this is that emotions are so often used as the target for manipulating people to get something from them. For that reason, when a story comes up that is highly emotional I ask myself "is this powerful because it manipulates people?" Or is it powerful because of the truth it provides, even though that truth is charged with deep emotion?

Today, I saw a story that was one of those rare stories that speaks a powerful truth. It is emotional, but it is also a life changing truth.  If you are like me, and hate emotionally manipulative stories, I understand and agree with you. The story you are about to watch is definitely emotional, but it is not manipulative. It is the story of the kind of love, innocence and true brotherly care that we are all asked to carry for one another.

 

What else is there to say. Now, go. In the words of Jesus, love your brother as yourself.

 

Kim Gentes