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Assuring His Welfare
The board reports to the pastor: "The bad news is that we turned down your cost-of-living raise. The good news is that you're now eligible for ...
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The Christmas Story Never Told
"Behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, 'Arise and take the young child and his mother and flee into Egypt' ...
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Suffering before Virtue
I must be poor and want, before I can exercise the virtue of gratitude; miserable and in torment, before I can exercise the virtue of patience.
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Spiritual Poverty of the West
The spiritual poverty of the Western world is much greater than the physical poverty of our people. You in the West have millions of people who suffer ...
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The "Truly Worthy" Poor
People with a heart to serve others want to know that their gifts are invested wisely. At least I do. I don't want my alms squandered by the irresponsible ...
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Do Not Hoard Donations
Do not accumulate funds for the poor. Either distribute them immediately, or else dismiss the donor to hand out his own gifts.
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Already Half-Dead?
If we refuse to take the risk of being vulnerable, we are already half-dead. If you are half-dead, you don't have to starve with the people of Ethiopia. ...
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Priceless Love
I try to give to the poor people for love what the rich could get for money. No, I wouldn't touch a leper for a thousand pounds; yet I willingly cure ...
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Give What You Don't Need
What keeps you from giving now? Isn't the poor man there? Aren't your own warehouses full? Isn't the reward promised? The command is clear: ...
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Watch Where You're Giving
I will never forget a woman who came to the food pantry at our church. She also needed a little money to pay her next month's rent. When she came ...
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