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In 1931, Miriam McMichael, a schoolteacher from Maine, sent a nine-page letter from her home to her mother who lived in Pittsfield Maine. A postal worker recently found the letter at the Pittsfield post office who knew it was old because the letter has a two-cent stamp on it. Both of the original women…

A Knoxville, Tennessee server received an unexpectedly large tip and it came at just the right time. Khadijah Muhammad works at the restaurant and gives her time serving homemade pies, muffins, and soup to homeless people in her area. Her mother had been sick, and Muhammad had taken a lot of time off…

The concept of “paying it forward” has become a new trend in many parts of the world despite the fact that the book and motion picture that spawned the phrase are several years old. “Paying it forward refers to doing good deeds, without expecting anything in return, in the hope that the action will make…

When disaster strikes, there are many questions about where to turn for help. Bart Smelley is a resident of a Tuscaloosa, Alabama, a city recently hit by severe storms. His work with Global Effects Ministry to manufacture and distribute water filters in hard hit areas of the world has taken Smelley to…

NEIGHBOR When a cross-country runner collapsed during a race, several competitors ran by without stopping to help. Although it cost her the race, 17 year-old Helena Page thought helping someone was more important that winning a race. Less than half a mile from the finish line, Page saw a fellow runner…

A Christian Guide to Passover (PESCH) Below is a compilation of several contemporary Seder services that are used today. Because of the passage of time and that Passover was intended to be a family tradition, it is not possible to reconstruct with certainty the type of Passover meal or celebration that…