Barbara Roberts

I’m a critical care nurse, pastor, nonprofit project manager, wife, and #girlmom…still trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up!

[Zach W. Lambert @ZachWLambert]

If one group is using children as human shields unbeknownst to anyone else, they are solely responsible for what happens to the children.

But if a second group finds out the first group is using children as human shields and decides to drop bombs on them anyway, both groups are now responsible for what happens to the children.

I can’t believe this needs to be said.

[Rich Villodas @richvillodas]

It’s possible to have a life that doesn’t appear fruitful to the world, but is faithful to God. This is the foolishness of the Cross.

The Cross looks like failure, but is the greatest act of faithfulness which has led to incalculable fruitfulness.

[Barbara Roberts @Basia_roberts]

@MoonieMinan Teach us your ways!

[Dale Schaeffer〽️ @dale_schaeffer]

“The gospel we preach produces the church we get, and the churches we have are the result of the gospel we have preached.” Derwin Gray quoting Scot McKnight

Lord help us.

[Nazarene Compassionate Ministries @nazcompassion]

"Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy." - Proverbs 31:9, NIV

[Barbara Roberts @Basia_roberts]

Being a pastor is hard sometimes, and being a female is hard sometimes. Being a female pastor…whew, I’m learning more and more how tough that can be. #newpastorthings

[Barbara Roberts @Basia_roberts]

“What greater revenge against violence, than peace? What greater revenge against death, than life?”

[Barbara Roberts @Basia_roberts]

“Right beliefs don’t change a thing unless they lead to right actions.” -Barbara Brown Taylor

[Nazarene Compassionate Ministries @nazcompassion]

On Maui, Pukalani Church of the Nazarene continues to serve fire victims. This week they distributed 20,000 pounds of fresh produce to evacuees and others impacted by the disaster. To give to their efforts, visit https://t.co/QaM9BBL8ej

[Barbara Roberts @Basia_roberts]

It is crucial to periodically reevaluate your proximity to the marginalized. Relationship, more than politics or societal pressure, should inform the way we think and treat “the other”.

[Nazarene Compassionate Ministries @nazcompassion]

Live compassion: This week, put away your phone and focus on conversations with people. Ask questions and listen to the answers. Find out how people are hurting and offer compassionate words of encouragement and healing.

[Nazarene Compassionate Ministries @nazcompassion]

Live compassion: Seek to understand before you seek to offer advice. Listening helps us hear and find the heart of an issue, and guides us toward responses that truly make a difference.

[Nazarene Compassionate Ministries @nazcompassion]

“Compassion is not a virtue—it is a commitment. It’s not something we have or don’t have—it’s something we choose to practice.” - Brené Brown

[Nazarene Compassionate Ministries @nazcompassion]

“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me. - Matthew 25:35-36, NIV

[Barbara Roberts @Basia_roberts]

Don’t put up volleyball nets by yourself, kids. #newpastormoments

[Barbara Roberts @Basia_roberts]

The kingdom of God is like a church that shows up for a senior member as they prepare to leave a house full of decades of memories. Packing boxes, cleaning cobwebs, hauling trash- this is love.

[Nazarene Compassionate Ministries @nazcompassion]

"We are called to be faithful witnesses in thought, word, and deed, to the holy God who hears the cries of those who are oppressed, imprisoned, trafficked, and abused by economic, political, selfish, and evil systems and persons." - Church of the Nazarene Manual, paragraph 920

[Barbara Roberts @Basia_roberts]

Sometimes 55 point font is not big enough. #newpastormoments

[Barbara Roberts @Basia_roberts]

Our weekend did not go as planned…pretty much in any aspect, including church today. This week I’m incredibly thankful that the work of the Spirit is not dependent upon everything going according to *our* plan. Despite our last-minute pivots, God showed up. #newpastormoments

[Barbara Roberts @Basia_roberts]

Just want to document the way Mia (our 4 year old) says “sun-scream” for sunscreen 🥰