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The Story of "The Hurt Man"

The parable of The Good Samaritan has always been my favorite. When I was a small child, maybe three, my daddy and I would read every night from a tattered old Children's Bible. The Good Book is still in the family. Pen…
Prison: The Forgotten Ministry

My dad was living the dream. With a Masters in American Studies, he was working as a Folklorist for the state government, working with local artists, organizing museum displays and everything else we liberal arts student…
Sinful Charity: When Excessive Giving is Hurtful, Not Helpful

Charities are often viewed as monetary and moral investments in the underprivileged. We feel better when we give to the needy. But can over giving ever be considered sinful? How can excessive charity undermine the Word…
To the Least of My People: What Can We Give the Poor?

You hear the poor calling out to you from the sidewalks when they ask for spare change, but are you really listening? Do their needs and feelings really matter to you? I'm from a small town which makes it difficult to c…
The Missing Samaritan in the Churches

Most of us are familiar with the Good Samaritan story (Luke 10). A traveling man is beaten and left for dead while alongside the road. A priest and a Levite, two men of faith backgrounds, walk past him. However, a Samar…
Good Samaritan Parable: Who is Your Neighbor?

This past weekend my pastor talked about the Good Samaritan story. While this story is known by most people and is taught on constantly, the points raised in this sermon were concentrating on more than just the sto…
We Are An Apathetic Nation Filled With Lazy People...

Guest blog submitted by Clayton King This summer, I preached a message on the parable of the Good Samaritan (which in itself is an oxymoron, because Samaritans could not be good, at all, in the eyes of the Jews. They…
A Good Samaritan Murdered While Living His Faith

by revelife crew Austin Hemmings, 44, was leaving work when he heard a woman screaming for help after being attacked. He came to her aid, but the situation with the attacker quickly escalated. Hemmings was stabbe…
Have You Ever Fed a Homeless Man?

from ho_li_song One Russian morning in June, at about 11, a buddy and I had just finished talking about how loving Jesus is, and how His love is beyond our imagination. We then prayed: “Use us today, and let the world se…