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In 1758, John Woolman stood before the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends in an undyed wool coat. The other Quakers wore fine fabrics — indigo,...
A congregation in Memphis decided to observe a week-long fast during Lent. They posted about it on social media, shared recipes for bone broth, and...
In 2015, when thousands of refugees huddled in the mud of the Calais "Jungle" camp in northern France, local churches organized prayer vigils. They sang...
For three years, Grace Community Church in northeast Portland held monthly all-night prayer vigils. They fasted. They wept over the state of their city. They...
In 2019, a small congregation in Flint, Michigan, had been holding weekly prayer vigils about the water crisis for nearly four years. They fasted. They...
For twelve years, Grace Community Church in Durham, North Carolina, held an annual "Justice Sunday" every January. They sang spirituals, read from the prophets, and...
In 2005, when Hurricane Katrina scattered thousands of displaced families across Louisiana, a small congregation in Shreveport called Greater St. Mary Baptist Church faced a...
For three years, the women's Bible study at Redeemer Church in Tulsa fasted every Wednesday during Lent. They skipped lunch, gathered in the fellowship hall,...
During the Great Depression, Dorothy Day stood on Mott Street in Lower Manhattan, ladling soup to a line that stretched around the block. She had...
In the ever-changing landscape of our digital age, the challenge of Digital Discipleship can often feel overwhelming, much like the Israelites navigating the wilderness. Imagine a young woman named Sarah, who recently moved to a bustling city. Alone in her...
In 2019, a church in Cincinnati held a forty-day prayer and fasting campaign. They filled the sanctuary three nights a week, sang until their voices...
For eleven years, First Baptist of Decatur, Georgia, ran its food pantry from a side entrance. Families lined up in the alley behind the church,...
In our fast-paced, often chaotic world, the concept of angels can feel distant, like a beautiful painting hanging in a museum—admired but not truly engaged with. Yet, as we delve into our everyday lives, we begin to see these heavenly...
In the heart of a bustling city, where concrete towers scrape the sky and the hum of traffic fills the air, a small community garden thrived against all odds. This garden, tended by families from diverse backgrounds, became a sanctuary...
Imagine a scene in a bustling city park, where people of all walks of life come together, each one carrying their own burden. You see a mother trying to juggle her responsibilities, a young man lost in thought, and an...
In 1813, Elizabeth Fry stepped through the iron gates of Newgate Prison in London and found nearly three hundred women and children crammed into two...
Dr. James Chen had fasted every Friday for fifteen years. No food from sundown Thursday to sundown Friday — just water, prayer, and Scripture. He...
In 1896, famine swept across western India, leaving thousands of child widows and orphans starving along the roads of Maharashtra. Pandita Ramabai, a Sanskrit scholar...
For three years, the congregation at Grace Avenue Community Church held a January fast. They posted their prayer schedules online, printed devotional booklets, and filled...
For years, Grace Community Church in Dalton, Georgia, held a January prayer-and-fasting week. Members skipped meals, filled the sanctuary for midday devotions, and posted scripture...
Every Lent, Maria Dominguez gave up coffee, chocolate, and social media. She marked each day of self-denial on a calendar taped to her refrigerator. She...
By age twenty-nine, Millard Fuller had amassed a fortune. His law practice and business ventures in Montgomery, Alabama, had made him a millionaire. He had...
In 1901, William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, needed to send a message to rally his workers scattered across Britain. Telegrams charged by the...
In 1965, Millard Fuller was a thirty-year-old millionaire in Montgomery, Alabama, with a law practice, a Lincoln Continental, and a marriage falling apart. His wife...
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