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Former Hell's Angel Member Joins Knitting Ministry

Miles McPherson writes in “God in the Mirror”:

I walked out of my office one morning, and a guy I had never met was just getting off the elevator. ...


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Man Acts as Good Samaritan to the Same Stranger Twice

The same stranger came to the aid of a man and his son during two completely different emergencies, at different places, eight years apart.

Christopher ...


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Facebook Question: What's Hard about Serving Others?

While preparing a sermon, a pastor posted this question to his friends on Facebook: "What makes it hard for you to serve other people?"

They ...


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Unknown Christian Brings Bibles into North Korea

In their book The Privilege of Persecution, Carl Moeller and David Hegg tell the following story about a courageous believer who has helped their ministry ...


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Our Servanthood Can Resemble a Garden Hose or a Sprinkler

In “Embracing Obscurity” an anonymous author wrote:

One evening, while watering the garden, the sheer sacrifice of true service overwhelmed ...


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The Power of Using the Right Gifts in the Right Way

In one of his books, Charles Stanley tells a story about a young woman named Sammi. More than one person who knew Sammi said to her, "Sammi, you ...


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Australian Writer Led to Christ by a Neighbor's Kindness

Tim Winton is Australia's most celebrated novelist today. Author of more than a dozen bestselling books and winner of numerous literary prizes, Winton ...


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Kurt Vonnegut Character Explains the Essence of God's Call

Kurt Vonnegut's novel Timequake centers on a series of stories about people who have lost control of their lives. Rather than determine their own ...


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Experiment Shows Our Reluctance to Get Involved in Uncomfortable Situations

The Nobel Prize winning psychologist and economist Daniel Kahneman recounts the story behind a famous experiment conducted at New York University:

Participants ...

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The Adrenaline "High" of Ministry Becomes a Dangerous Iceberg

The book God in a Brothel recounts the stories of investigator Dan Walker's ministry to infiltrate brothels and free young women and children trapped ...


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