    “He would give you the shirt off his back.” That is what we sometimes say when we want to describe someone who is remarkably generous, willing to sacrifice even what they themselves are using, to help someone else in need. We know it is just an expression, not meant to be taken literally. We […]
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From: Stinginess and the Generosity of God, (10-21-26), by Randy Alcorn at: http://www.desiringgod.org *************************************     On a trip to Ukraine in 1991, my pastor friend and I spent the evening with a large family, feasting, singing hymns, laughing, and praising Jesus together. We felt guilty when we learned our hosts had served an entire month’s
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   When newscasters are reporting a tragic accident, crime, or storm, they will often end the segment by assuring all those affected that they are “in our thoughts and prayers.” Sometimes they will also add a website address to which viewers can go to find out how they can help those in need. Here
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Above: The Talents, 1908 by artist Eugène Burnand (1850-1921). ————————————- Matthew 25:14-30:    (Jesus said), “It will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. To one he gave five bags of gold (‘talents’ in older translations), to another two bags, and to another
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        Do you know what Santa Claus did before he moved to the North Pole, hired all those elves, and started making toys to deliver to all the little children of the world on Christmas Eve? He was a minister. That’s true! Here’s the story.         Once upon a time, around 280 A.D., on
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The story of Stanley Tam (1916-2023), compiled from articles by Randy Alcorn at http://www.epm.org (6-16-21) and Todd Harper at http://www.ncfgiving.com (5-16-23). —————————     In 1934, as a young door-to-door salesman, Stanley Tam met a farmer’s wife who told him about Jesus. Six weeks later, while in a church, he placed his faith in Christ.    Â
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   My dad died this past Monday morning. That is him in the photo above (taken before I knew him). He is probably about a year old, so it was taken in 1933. My dad told the story of that day as he heard it from his mother. Just when the photographer was ready
Above:  Scrubwoman, 1937 pencil drawing by Bent Franklin Larsen (1882 – 1970) ——————– By Patty McGarvey posted at www.alliance.org ***********************************    “I vas called to scrub und preach. I vas a borned preacher, und as I vas poor, I learned to vork. I do good vork, so people vants me; but if they haf me, they must haf
3026) Sophie the Scrubwoman Read More »
    Brad was a young man just out of college, looking for work.  He lived in a dumpy little apartment in a bad part of town, but he did not plan to be there very long.  As soon as he found a good job and had some money, he’d be out of there.  He
From No Greater Love, by Mother Teresa, 1997:    One night a man came to our house and told me, “There is a family with eight children. They have not eaten for days.” I took some food with me and went.    When I finally came to that family, I saw the faces of
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