Sixty Years of Showing Up
On May 11, 2018, eighty-one-year-old James Harrison walked into an Australian Red Cross Blood Service center in Sydney and rolled up his sleeve for the...
This is a contemporary on generosity and sacrifice, drawing on Galatians 6:9.
On May 11, 2018, eighty-one-year-old James Harrison walked into an Australian Red Cross Blood Service center in Sydney and rolled up his sleeve for the last time. It was his 1,173rd blood donation — the final one permitted under Australia's age-limit policy. Cameras flashed and nurses applauded, but for Harrison, it was simply what he had done every few weeks for six decades.…
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