Christmas tree lots and stores open weeks prior to Thanksgiving. Then we get Black Friday, and then Cyber Monday. In the midst of it all, people get pushed and trampled for chasing deals. Then there’s the balloon yard decorations that ...
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The Bible, Slavery And Indentured Service
God’s word meets us where we are in our slavery, and shows us the way toward responsible stewardship. —David Chilton Poverty and Charity Scripture speaks plainly about the devastation wrought in this world by sin. It also speaks to us ...
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In 1963, Jerry Lewis starred in a slapstick comedy by the title of Who’s Minding the Store? The premise was simple—put a dim-witted clerk in a retail store and see what kind of havoc he can create. However, the most ...
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And whoever saves a life, it is considered as if he saved an entire world. The Talmud This survival story isn’t about the skills and abilities of the people involved that helped them overcome the disaster that hit them that ...
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Are government handouts what Christ meant by helping the least of our brethren? Is the emotionless, faceless government bureaucrat sitting in an office reviewing a form and applying a legislated set of impersonal, pre-determined standards to a person’s situation really ...
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