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Living in Poverty

We leave our places of worship, and no deep and inexpressible wonder sits upon our faces. We can sing these lilting melodies, and when we go out into ...


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Poor and Poorer

The fellow that has no money is poor. The fellow that has nothing but money is poorer still.


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The Sin of Poverty

Where money is an idol, to be poor is a sin.


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Assuring His Welfare

The board reports to the pastor: "The bad news is that we turned down your cost-of-living raise. The good news is that you're now eligible for ...


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The Christmas Story Never Told

"Behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, 'Arise and take the young child and his mother and flee into Egypt' ...


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Suffering before Virtue

I must be poor and want, before I can exercise the virtue of gratitude; miserable and in torment, before I can exercise the virtue of patience.


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Spiritual Poverty of the West

The spiritual poverty of the Western world is much greater than the physical poverty of our people. You in the West have millions of people who suffer ...


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The "Truly Worthy" Poor

People with a heart to serve others want to know that their gifts are invested wisely. At least I do. I don't want my alms squandered by the irresponsible ...


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Do Not Hoard Donations

Do not accumulate funds for the poor. Either distribute them immediately, or else dismiss the donor to hand out his own gifts.


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Already Half-Dead?

If we refuse to take the risk of being vulnerable, we are already half-dead. If you are half-dead, you don't have to starve with the people of Ethiopia. ...


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