Based on a June 3, 2026 article at: www.breakpoint.org —————————————– On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks, a black woman, was riding a city bus home from work. She was seated in the back rows designated for black riders; but the front seats were full, and a white man needed a […]
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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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(…continued) Jesus calls ‘blessed’ those who serve him in this life. Look at Jesus’ examples of serving others: giving a thirsty person something to drink, offering food to a hungry person, giving clothes to the needy, and visiting the sick and those in prison. Simple things. Common, everyday acts of kindness. People do them
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Matthew 25:31-46: 31 (Jesus said), “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on
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During the American Revolution a man in civilian clothes rode past a group of soldiers repairing a small defensive barrier. Their leader was shouting instructions, but making no attempt to help them. The man on the horse asked the man shouting orders why he was not helping his men. He retorted with
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By Millard Fuller (1935-2009), founder of Habitat for Humanity, in Building Materials for Life, page 91-93. —————————– Recently, a dear friend had unexpected surgery. During the time of convalescence, Linda and I sent her a small bouquet of roses. She called when the roses arrived, exclaiming that the roses were precisely the color
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(…continued) That might sound harsh and insensitive to you. You might be the one always doing more than your share, always putting in the extra time, always being taking advantage of, and always muttering under your breath “Well, someone has to do it; and if I don’t take care of it, it will never
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Ken finally talked his wife Sue into going to a baseball game with him. He was a baseball fanatic; she thought the whole thing was stupid and boring. For nine innings, Ken observed every detail of the game, while Sue scrolled through Facebook on her phone and looked up only occasionally. Finally, it
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“Let Someone Serve You in Suffering,” by Vaneeta Rendall Risner (pictured above with her husband). See her website at: https://www.vaneetha.com/ —————————————- I don’t like asking for help. Frankly, I’d rather take care of myself, by myself. But independence has become a thing of the past for me. Because of my disability
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One day, many years ago, my grade school son said to me firmly, “Dad, I don’t want you talking about me in your sermons anymore.” My daughter quickly agreed with her brother. “Yeah, me neither,” she said, “I have friends in church. Don’t you remember what it was like when you were our
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