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Outreach of  the Islamic community to the Islamic community is the third pillar of Islam.  For the Muslim, the Zakah, which is the name for their charitable donations, is to fulfill a compulsory act of worship.  Each Muslim is expected to pay Zakah, which benefits local Muslims who are poor, needy, slaves, debtors or travelers.  The Qur’an…

 Education is an area in which the religious community has excelled. Reaching back through thousands of years of history, the Jewish community has been known as People of the Book.  Their need to read and understand the Torah and their other holy scriptures has traditionally been the driving force to educate all Jews.  The end…

 Again and again the population of of the US votes with their pocketbook in favor of the good works done by organizations such as the Salvation Army.  Each Christmas generous shoppers plunk coins, bills and checks into the Salvation Army kettles. During that season they also solicit through mail appeals.  In Brevard County, Florida, alone, as…

At times we need to remember that the modern Civil Rights Movement did not begin in a fashionable salon where artists and intellectuals exchanged ideas, but in a Church, under the leadership of the Rev. Martin Luther King.  In fact, from providing a philosophical basis for resisting British tyranny in the 18th century, to the…

When I was a little girl, I would watch as the offering plate was passed over me in church.  In the church where I attended, we put in our offerings during Sunday school. As I watched it pass over my head, I could not understand how putting money in the offering plate was giving to…

by Kevin Fowler Walterboro, South Carolina Mr. Fowler is a member and deacon of our South Carolina Special Gathering located in Walterboro.  A life-time resident of Walterboro, Fowler is also a member of The Special Gathering choir.  A wheelchair or demon or anything on earth can’t stop you from serving Jesus. That’s what I learned from…

For almost a year, I thought Peter was non-verbal.  Unaccustomed to his speech patterns, I didn’t understand that his low-bass mumbles were words.  I had started our DeLand Special Gathering program, which is a ministry within the mentally challenged community, with two members, Peter and Dale.   Our purpose is evangelism and discipleship of this wonderful population. Dale was less…

In the 1950’s, my mother spent hours in prayer for our nation.  As she vacuumed, washed dishes or worked in her garden, she would weep for the US and her people.  I believe it was the prayers of my mother and many others that ignited the spiritual renewal known as the Jesus Movement in the…

After checking my on-line bank account for the fifth time that day, I decided that I’d eat lunch at my favorite place, my own kitchen.  It seems that whether I’m planning an excursion or simply working in my home office, I’ve been constantly aware that I’m living on much less income than a few months ago. Yet, several…

Exhaustion after a day of hard, physical work may be one of the best feelings there is.  There is a great misunderstanding that when Adam and Eve sinned and they were driven from the garden, they were made to work.  In fact, the ground was cursed; not the work. Adam was told by God “Fill the…
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