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The Future Is in Every Child’s Eyes
By
Tom Davis
Hundreds of millions of children live in poverty every single day. This never goes away and they live in this condition 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In fact, extreme poverty is on the increase in many nations. According to UNICEF, 30,000 children die each day due to poverty. And they “die quietly…
“Blessed Are the Poor…”
By
Tom Davis
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven." This phrase is from the Beatitudes in Matthew 5. What do you think it’s supposed to mean? This is one of the first things Jesus says to a crowd, and arguably one of the most important. You’ve certainly heard it many times…
The Church’s Responsibility to Orphans Part 2
By
Tom Davis
The Bible clearly states that God’s people are responsible to care for the orphan. A ‘portion’ of our ‘fields’ belong to the widow and orphan. Read Deuteronomy 24:18-21– the Israelites were to leave the second harvest and the extra for those who were in need. There were even more provisions made for them earlier in…
The Church’s Responsibility to Orphans
By
Tom Davis
I’m reading an amazing book right now entitled, Under the Influence by Alvin Schmidt. It describes the role of the early church and what they ‘did’ that attracted so many people to Christianity. What did they do you ask? Any guesses? You got it! They rescued the orphan, they took in the babies the Romans…
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