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Anthony Farindon says Paul’s dilemma in Phil 1:23–24 is like a poor beggar woman outside the door who carries a squalling child. Someone says to her, “You may come in and feast, but you must leave the baby outside.” She is very hungry, and she wants the feast, but she does not like to leave the baby,…

The service of God is the element in which alone we can fully live. If you had a fish here upon dry land, supposing it possible that it could exist, yet it would lead a very unhappy life. It would scarcely be a fish at all! You could not tell of what it was capable; it would be deprived of the opportunity…

One of the early Saxon kings was rowed down the river Dee by Kenneth of Scotland, and seven other vassal kings, who each one tugged an oar while their lord reclined in state. The King of kings this day is served by kings. Each man, each woman among us is made royal by the very fact of holy service. Let…

Suppose that one of the Queen’s enemies, who has sought her life and has always spoken against her, were to say, “I mean to be one of her servants; I will go into her palace and I will serve her,” having all the while in his heart a rebellious, proud spirit. His service could not be tolerated—it would…

It was said of the Persians that, whenever they went to battle, you could hear the sticks of the captains who were beating the soldiers to make them fight, but they won no victories. Look, on the other hand, at the brave Spartan. He was glad at the very thought of fighting; he lived in it. He was a born…

If some poor girl were suddenly called away from the milk pail and lifted from poverty and hard servitude to be the bride of a prince, the very thought of it would bring the crimson to her cheeks. “Can it be!” she would say. I can imagine that when she was brought to court there would be a noticeable…

I have heard of a man who lived in a certain town, and while he lived, was greatly misunderstood. It was known that he had a large income, yet he lived a miserly life, and loud were the murmurs at the scanty help he gave to those around him. He stinted himself in many ways, and hoarded his money. But…

There was a great king who once employed a merchant in his service as an ambassador to foreign courts. Now the merchant, before he went away, said to the king, “My own business requires all my care, and though I am always willing to be your majesty’s servant, yet if I attend to your business as I ought,…

An owl is a fine bird to look at, but he is a very small bird when he is plucked. He is nearly all feathers, and I think that a great many professing Christians are very like owls. They are fine birds to look at, but it is mostly feathers. Just see whether it is mostly feathers with you. Spurgeon, C.…

The man that has seen affliction, when he is blessed of God, has the disposition to cheer those that are afflicted. I have heard speak of a lady who was out in the snow one night, and was so very cold that she cried out, “Oh, those poor people that have such a little money! How little fuel they have,…

There were two brothers, one of whom had been diligently attentive to his worldly business, to the neglect of true religion. He succeeded in accumulating considerable wealth. The other brother was diligent in the service of the Master, and had learned both to distribute to the poor and for conscience’s…

In Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy, Eric Metaxas writes, “The authority of a servant leader, as opposed to the authoritarianism of the mis-leader, came from God and was a leadership of serving those below oneself.” —Jim L. Wilson Metaxas, Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy, 269. Mark 10:42–45…

Elena Griffing has worked at the same San Francisco hospital for 70 years, and says she has no plans to retire. Griffing, who just celebrated her 90th birthday, says she still loves working at the hospital. Though she has held several positions over the years, she says every day on the job is a celebration.…

Sixteen-year-old Noah Cornuet had planned a very ambitious project to complete the work for his Eagle Scout Badge. He had just gotten started on the project to make improvements to sites at his church and in his community, when he died suddenly due to a rare noncancerous heart tumor. Though part of the…

When the pandemic began in March 2020, Aaron Reichert, owner of Krank’s Cycle had some tough decisions to make. His business made money renting bicycles to tourists staying in local hotels. When the hotels were empty, Reichert decided to begin going door to door to repair bicycles. His crew also began…

12-year-old Boy Scout David King and his mother were on their way home from a 15-mile hike near his home, when they met a couple lost on the trail and trying to help their dog, Smokey. King asked if they needed anything, and the couple explained they were out of water, their phones were dead, and Smokey’s…

With record numbers of people crossing into the United States, agents are spending 40% of their time caring for people already in custody and handling other administrative tasks, rather than conducting patrols and uncovering smuggling activity. To help with these problems, the agency has begun adding…

About 171,000 visitors trekked through Nepal in 2019, hiking, eating in cafes, staying in inns and buying mountaineering equipment. With the pandemic in 2020 and 2021, hardly anyone came to the country. This meant that thousands of mountain guides had no work or way to feed their families. Ang Phumba…

In his book, Bezonomics: How Amazon Is Changing Our Lives and What the World's Best Companies Are Learning from It, Brian Dumaine quotes Bezos as saying, “If you want to get to the truth about what makes us different, it’s this: We are genuinely customer-centric, we are genuinely long-term oriented,…

In Leaders Eat Last, Simon Sinek writes, “In healthy organizations, as in a healthy society, the drive to win should not precede the desire to take care of the very people we claim to serve.” --Leaders Eat Last, 239. 1 Peter 4:10 (CSB) Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve others, as…

In Leaders Eat Last, Simon Sinek writes, “James Sinegal, of Costco, believed he had a greater responsibility to the people who worked for his company than to those who simply profited from their labor. A leader of Marines is taught to put the Marines in their charge before themselves. Every CEO of Southwest…

Sometimes the duty to protect and serve means going the extra mile. A police officer in Illinois stopped a pizza delivery man for cutting through a parking lot to avoid a red light and found that the driver had drug paraphernalia in the car. After arresting the delivery man and a passenger in the car,…

Eight-year-old Greyson Winfield keeps busy feeding the hungry and mowing lawns for first responders and single mothers. Greyson told his parents that he wanted to help people, so they helped him start an organization called Helping Footprint. Greyson’s organization collects donations for buying food…

Rachel Nichols of Richmond, Missouri tells of her fourth grader who was on crutches on his birthday. He was unable to carry cupcakes into the school without some help. She asked Noah, her sixth grader if he could help his brother carry the cupcakes. “I could,” he said, “but I’d prefer not to.” Rachel’s…