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There is a masked crusader on the streets of Santiago, Chile, this summer. But rather than fighting criminals, Solidarity Batman delivers hot meals. It is a challenging time in Chile. Unemployment has reached a record 12 percent. Recently, an unidentified man has been donning a full Batman suit, plus…

A relaxing Caribbean cruise on the Celebrity Equinox was interrupted when Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas. The ship detoured to Grand Bahama Island and became a floating aid station. The ship’s kitchen staff prepared some 10,000 meals for storm-struck Bahamians. The 3000 passengers whose vacations…

Ruth Reed and her husband resolved to help customers at the local gas station/ convenience store in Medford, NJ. When the customer in front of her was having trouble with his debit card she offered to pay for his snacks. The customer turned to her and said, “Thank you. My name is Keith, what is your…

When 4-year-old Austin Perine was watching a program about a homeless baby panda, he asked his dad if there were homeless people. When he learned there were, he took his allowance and purchased chicken sandwiches, went to a local homeless shelter, and gave them away. Now Austin goes on his mission of…

Fethullah Uzumcuoglu and Esra Polat celebrated their wedding day in an unusual way. At the reception in the southern Turkish city of Kilis near the Syrian border they hosted 4,000 Syrian refugees. They took the money they had received as wedding gifts, borrowed a food truck from a local charity, and…

A new documentary, The Drop Box, tells the story of Pastor Lee Jong-rak, who founded South Korea’s first box for abandoned newborn babies. The film tells how Lee, once a dirty-tempered, skirt-chasing drunk, was transformed by a loving heavenly father to love his own child and other newborns and sick…

An Indiana pizza delivery driver was surprised with a $1,268 tip when he delivered two pizzas to Indiana Wesleyan University’s chapel. Keith Newman, the chief executive officer of Residential Education at the school told students during the chapel service that he was ordering pizza to illustrate an idea…

Richard Hudgins of Louisville, KY will go barefoot for a year to bring awareness to the need for shoes for the less fortunate. He states, "Millions of children are without shoes and these kids are dying and having their limbs cut off just because they don't have anything to protect their feet." His quest…

# Philippians 1:3–8 ## Opening: Paul’s Thanksgiving As we move on this morning in our study of Paul’s letter to the Philippians, we find Paul following his normal pattern of thanksgiving and prayer. This week we will look at his statement of thanksgiving about the Philippians, and next week we will look…

"Everybody is a potential murderer. I’ve never killed any one, but I frequently get satisfaction reading the obituary notices." -Clarence Darrow

Most people equate church with feeding the soul, but a Michigan church is continuing a tradition to feeding both body and soul. Northridge Church in Plymouth Michigan has asked 300 community volunteers to help tend its 21,000 square foot garden. They plan to do better than they ever have, and deliver…

Genocide, rape, destruction, child trafficking are all the norm in many parts of the world. This devastating reality has caused millions of people to flee their homes, countries, and families looking for safety. There are more displaced people in the world now than there were after World War II. There…

HUNGER According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, “17 million people in the U.S. went hungry or did not eat regularly for a few days of each month over seven or eight months last year.” (2008) --USA Today, November 17, 2009, p. 3A Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell While the government…

\\ | ! Social gospel is 'Marxism in Christian clothing', says Warren by Jennifer Riley, Christian PostPosted: Wednesday, December 17, 2008, 8:32 (GMT) Best-selling author, social activist and megachurch pastor Rick Warren described the social gospel supported by many of the mainline churches as “Marxism…

Doug Nichols went to India to be a missionary, but while he was just starting to study the language he became infected with tuberculosis and had to be put in a sanitarium. It was not a very good place to be. It was not very clean and conditions were difficult because there were so many sick people there.…

As humid as it is in Atlanta, I feel like all the humidity in the United States travels to Texas to mate and produce offspring humidity. When I missed my flight yesterday afternoon and the nice lady at the counter looked at me and told me that I was going to have to sleep in the Dallas airport for 6…

January 16, 2008 Visiting the prisoner By Tim Jessen Tony Dungy, coach of the 2007 Super Bowl winning Indianapolis Colts football team, was getting ready for his greatest test of the season the next day – a playoff game against San Diego, which his team eventually lost narrowly. As Chaplain in the Presbytery…

But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God. Jude 1:20-21a The average price for a gallon of gas in 1957 was around 27 cents a gallon. Fifty years later we are paying around $3.21 per gallon. A lot of people, especially…

The Homeless Woman’s Poem A homeless woman once approached a preacher for help, but because he was busy and helpless, he turned her away and offered to pray for her instead. The homeless woman, it is said, wrote this poem as a response too that insensitive minister: "I was hungry, and you formed a humanities…

Illustration: Some years ago, David Robinson, who plays basketball in San Antonio, visited our church. He's not a member of our church, but he shows up occasionally. You can imagine the stir that occurred when that striking fellow walked into the auditorium. We have two worship services, and he came…

Getting Your Life Back Books: The Imitation of Christ, Thomas a Kempis The Ladder of Divine Ascent by John climacus Interior Castle by Teresa of Avila The Ascent of Mount Carmel by John of the Cross Spiritual formation is rooted in the virtues. Choosing virtue is choosing to submit our will to God and…

I. Same-Sex (Homosexual) Unions The Law, Prophets or other Jewish Texts (inexhaustive, JPS) · And G-d created man in His own image, in the image of G-d created He him; male and female created He them. And G-d blessed them; and G-d said unto them: 'Be fruitful, and multiply…. Therefore shall a man leave…

The effectiveness of the Bible in your life lies in how much of it you obey. The US Department of the Interior once conducted an experiment using migratory birds. The birds were tagged with metal strips reading "Wash. Biol. Surv."—for Washington Biological Survey. The code was changed, so the story goes,…

Care, for the Lord Is Listening 22 You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child. 23 If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry, 24 and my wrath will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless. Exodus…

"Least of These" When life jack-hammers our souls into pulp, it is easy to lose perspective and sneak into a self-absorbed cocoon, isolated from other's pain, joy, happiness, and suffering. Perhaps we think our emotional cocoon is a safe place-where no one can hurt us. Or, we believe it is a healing…