Contributed by Ken Schlenker on Aug 7, 2002
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Now I’m a fisherman and the first rule of fishing is to stay afloat in your boat.  I can’t begin to tell you how many times I would wake up and walk outside to take a deep breath and smell the air to catch an understanding of the humidity.  I’d then look up at the horizon and I see how many clouds
                    
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                    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jun 11, 2003
                
                
                
                    A certain lady was celebrating her 85th birthday and was asked by a reporter what advice she would have for others.  Here's what she said: "Stay busy helping others." Then she was asked what she
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 21, 2004
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    HELPING THE HOMELESS
Bob Kraemer of Campus Crusade Canada tells this story: 
Over 1000 homeless people have now seen the movie, The Passion of the Christ, received evangelistic literature and a $5.00 voucher to McDonald’s through the ComePassion project in British Columbia’s lower mainland. The
                    
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                    Contributed by Brent Long on Mar 20, 2011
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    TRYING TO HELP
An older man approached a young stranger in the post office and asked, "Sir, would you address this postcard and write a short note for me?  I have such a difficult time writing these days."
The younger man gladly did so, and when he was finished, he asked the older gentleman,
                    
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                    Contributed by John Herrmann on Nov 14, 2008
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    HELP IN THE GARDEN
An old Italian lived alone in New Jersey. He wanted to plant his annual tomato garden, but it was very difficult work, as the ground was hard. His only son, Vincent, who used to help him, was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son and described his predicament:
Dear
                    
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                    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 20, 2009
                
                
                
                    ON HELPING YOUR BROTHER
Every poor and distressed man had a claim on me for pity, and, if I can afford it, for active exertion and (financial) relief. But a poor Christian has a far stronger claim on my feelings, my labors, and my property. He is my brother, equally interested as myself in the
                    
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                    Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 5, 2012
                
                
                
                    HELPING HIM CRY
Man once talked about a contest he was asked to judge.  The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.  The winner was a 4 year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.  Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went
                    
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