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Many stories are coming out about Americans selflessly meeting the needs of others, during the COVID-19 crisis. But one of the most heart-warming is that of “Invisible Hands,” created by Liam Elkind and Simone Palicano, based in New York City. What makes them so special is that they are college students,…

On October 27, 2018, Robert Gregory Bowers walked into a Synagogue in Pittsburgh and opened fire, reportedly yelling that all Jews needed to die. When the shooting ended, twelve people were dead. For many, that is where the story ends. But not for all. Within one day of the tragedy, two organizations…

Jack McConnell recently died at the age of 93. He was a medical researcher who participated in some amazing discoveries including a test for detecting tuberculosis and developing the polio vaccine. He was also instrumental in the invention of the first MRI system. Perhaps his biggest contribution of…

Journalist Anthony Breznican tells a heart grabbing story of the day he met Fred Rogers, the creator and star of the children’s television show, Mr. Rogers Neighborhood. It was during a difficult time in his life. “The future seemed hopeless. I was struggling, lonely, dealing with a lot of broken pieces…

Jim Ford was sent to repossess a 1998 Buick belonging to Patty Kipping, 70, and her 82-year-old husband, Stanford. Upon arriving at their home, he discovered the Kippings were mired in debt from medical expenses and had only $30 to last until their next Social Security check. Jim set up an online fundraiser…

When Warren Haynes was twelve years old, his 70-year-old neighbor Connie Roberts invited him have breakfast with her, followed by going to Sunday School at her local church. Haynes accepted her invitation and began a long-time friendship with her, and a lifelong friendship with Jesus Christ. Discipleship…

A Houston man said his faith in humanity was restored after a stranger paid his car repair bill, which was nearly $2,000. Ken Burkitt said he was chatting with a man at the restaurant he managed at the time. He joked that his car had a problem and that he had to turn the steering wheel all the way to…

A passerby in Gulfport, Mississippi, found a man who was lying on the street severely injured and unconscious. His condition showed signs of assault. The man who found him took the time to alert police so that the man could receive help for his severe injuries, who rushed the injured man, Jerry Turner…

Restaurant owner Robert Magiet has found a unique way to help other small food vendors on the coldest Chicago days. Magiet stops at the vendor’s carts and buys their entire inventory for the day which allows the vendors to make their daily wages and also go home and stay warm. On average, he buys 15…

Jesus walked where the people could see him; even the needy ones. Luke tells of ten lepers who could see him and called to him while he was passing by. Jesus stopped and healed them. (See Luke 17) If the city of Santa Barbara, California has its way, it will become more difficult for the needy and the…

In a strange twist on a timeless parable told by Jesus, security cameras recently revealed that at least seven people walked by a homeless man laying face down on the street bleeding. Some turned their heads to look, others gawked, and one lifted the man’s body, and set it down before walking away. Emergency…

NEIGHBOR It had the feel of a biblical plague, but it wasn’t in Ancient Egypt, it was in a New York City GameStop store, near Union Square—thousands of swarming bees trapped workers inside. Most passer-bys “walked on the other side of the street,” but not Edward Albers. Though he didn’t don protective…

You reap what you sow... The man slowly looked up. This was a woman clearly accustomed to the finer things of life. Her coat was new. She looked like that she had never missed a meal in her life. His first thought was that she wanted to make fun of him, like so many others had done before. “Leave me…

One of my favorite D.L. Moody stories illustrates this point. Attending a convention in Indianapolis, Mr. Moody asked singer Ira Sankey to meet him at 6 o’clock one evening at a certain street corner. When Sankey arrived, Mr. Moody put him on a box and asked him to sing, and it was not long before a…

The story, found in Luke 10:30-37, is about man traveling from Jerusalem to Jericho when thieves beat him, robbed him, and left him naked and “half dead” by the side of the road. Soon someone came along who might be expected to treat the traveler with compassion: this Jewish priest was probably on his…

On April 26, 2008, the Western Oregon women's softball team played against Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington. During the course of the game, Western Oregon senior Sara Tucholsky hit the first homerun of her college career. She dropped her bat and started to make her way around the…

The Little Lame Boy */“A little lame boy was once hurrying to catch a train. In the press of the crowd he experienced real difficulty in manipulating his crutches, especially as he was carrying a basket full of fruit and candy. As the passengers rushed along, one hit the basket by mistake, knocking oranges,…

When a lawyer questioning Jesus asked him to explain who he meant by “your neighbor,” Jesus told the story of the Good Samaritan. (See Luke 10:29-37) The usual interpretation is that we should treat everyone as if they were our neighbor. Researchers at the University of Milan analyzed the friend links…

Motorists drove around dead body on road Tue May 8, 2007 10:11am ET JERUSALEM (Reuters) - More than two dozen Israeli motorists maneuvered around the dead body of a road accident victim lying in the middle of a busy intersection, failing to stop to help in an incident captured by a traffic camera. In…

• Tim “Tool Man” Taylor – Wilson • Ricky and Lucy Ricardo – Fred and Ethel Mertz • Daren & Samantha Stevens – Abner and Gladys Kravitz • Jerry Seinfeld –Kosmo Kramer • Fred and Wilma Flintstone - Barny and Betty Rubble • Mr. Rogers - Any willing one Scott Cody. (2007). Illustrations of Scott Cody. Source:…

Tim “Tool Man” Taylor – Wilson Ricky and Lucy Ricardo – Fred and Ethel Mertz Daren & Samantha Stevens – Abner and Gladys Kravitz Jerry Seinfeld –Kosmo Kramer Fred and Wilma Flintstone - Barny and Betty Rubble Mr. Rogers - Any willing one Source:

Compassion should motivate us to more than just feeling sorrow for someone it should motivate us to action. Pity is a feeling, but true compassion demands an action. There is a funny story about Peter admitting people at the gates of heaven. Peter asks one man who appears, ‘Tell me one act of kindness…

In 1975, a child named Raymond Dunn, Jr., was born in the state of New York. The Associated Press (AP) reported that at his birth, a skull fracture and oxygen deprivation caused severe retardation. As the child grew up, the family discovered that he had other impairments. His twisted body suffered up…

We’re exposed daily to so much human tragedy we’ve experienced what some have called compassion fatigue. Having felt sorry for so many flood victims, earthquake victims and war victims we simply cannot muster the sympathy we know we ought to have for fresh casualties. But even worse than compassion fatigue…

Some years ago two Princeton University psychologists, John Darley and Daniel Batson, decided to conduct a study inspired by the biblical story of the Good Samaritan. They met with a group of seminarians, individually, and asked each one to prepare a short, extemporaneous talk on a given biblical theme,…