Homeless Man Thanks Pastor for 'Looking at Me'

The following story was shared by Ed Salmon, a pastor from South Carolina, who passed away in 2016:

Just yesterday, I went out for lunch. When I got to ...

Woman Receives 1000 Percent Tip

A suburban Chicago woman was left stunned over the summer when one of her patrons left a combined tip of over 1,000%. Nicole Thompson, a teacher who worked ...

The Hoarder Next Door

Darryl Dash write in the "Hoarder Next Door":

The suite next to our condo is a small studio. The neighbors who lived there when we moved in fit ...

'Street Pastors' Serve Others on London's Streets

Every night a group of Christians in London don blue jackets and baseball caps and roam the streets. They call themselves the "street pastors." ...

On Not Getting Used To Poverty

Dr. Robertson McQuilkin of Columbia International University tells a story about visiting his son in India. His son was working and living in the slums ...

Poor Chinese Church Gives Generously

Theologian Heiko Oberman tells the following story about the radical generosity of a poor rural church in China:

A few years ago I was with a group in ...

Executive Uses His Position to Help the Poor

Sweatshops in Southeast Asia crank out many of the name brand clothes that you and I wear every day. Sadly, many of these clothes are made by poorly paid ...

Woman Donates Engagement Ring to Salvation Army

The Salvation Army receives some strange items in its red kettles during the Christmas season. Lieutenant Michael Harper, commander of the Cambridge Salvation ...

Cancelled Wedding Inspires Feast For The Needy

An El Dorado Hills, California family overcame their own emotional turmoil to turn a canceled wedding into a special event for approximately 100 less ...

Project Hurts Kenyan Farmers

Here's a quick case study for how trying to help can actually hurt poor people. Norway gives more of its government resources, as a percentage, to ...