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helping others

Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
July 7, 2014 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: #stephenmmiller, adam, adam and eve, author, bible, Bible interpretation, bible study, book reviews, books, Christianity, christians, devil, Genesis, Genesis 1, Genesis 2, God, help, helping others, Jesus Christ, Lord, love, Satan, serpent, snake

Who was Adam’s wife before Eve?

WHAT AN ODDBALL QUESTION, I thought. It came from William Wills, who wins a free copy of a book of mine for asking the question. (William, email me for the list of books I have to choose from.) Here’s his question: “Who was the woman in Genesis that …

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Stephen M. Miller laying sod.
July 4, 2014 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: #stephenmmiller, author, bible, Bible interpretation, bible study, book reviews, books, Cedar Point, Christianity, christians, dirt, Ecclesiastes, Ecclesiastes 3, God, help, helping others, humanity, Jesus Christ, Lord, love, manicure, pedicure, proverb, sod

Some days are dirt

IT WAS MY DAUGHTER’S IDEA to visit my mom in Ohio last week, some 800 miles from where we live on the fringe of the prairie. She was thinking manicures, pedicures, and a 12-hour Girl’s Day Out—all of which took place early in the week. Her husband of …

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ban full of stuff
January 30, 2014 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: #stephenmmiller, bible, books, Christianity, helping, helping others, hoader, hoard, hoarding, jesus, Jesus Christ, Lord, ministry, missions, service, Stephen M. Miller

Helping someone who doesn’t want it

HOW DO YOU HELP SOMEONE who needs it, but doesn’t want it? I’ve had that going on lately with a couple of people – one relative and one stranger. How about I talk about the stranger, so as not to get in quite as much hot water. I don’t mean to be …

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homeless man playing flute
January 13, 2014 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: bible, books, called to the ministry, christian, Christianity, freelance, God's will, good deeds, helping, helping others, homelessness, poverty, preaching, purpose in life, Stephen M. Miller, street preacher, suffering

Human suffering: God shoulda known better

IT’S THE BIBLE QUESTION OF THE WEEK. It comes from a hardcore Republican friend of mine, Tom Troyer. We’ve tussled plenty over social and political matters. Why not religious, too? Tom gets a free book for asking the question. Here’s his …

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Bible study group
September 17, 2013 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: bible, bible study, blog, christian, church, God, helping others, homeless, jesus, poor, poverty

I was half a Christian

I SPENT MOST OF MY LIFE in churches that taught me how to be half a Christian. So did my good friend, Terry. Let me tell you about the other half we’ve both discovered. On Saturday, Terry and I along with about a dozen souls from our Bible …

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painters
August 13, 2013 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: church, helping others, house painting, immigrant, ministry, mulch, painting, school, volunteer

My painting-the-house experiment

I DID SOMETHING LAST WEEK that I’ve never done before. It seemed risky, and I was a bit afraid of what might happen. I’m painting the inside of my house because professional painters wanted $6,000 to do the job. Actually, that seems fair given that a …

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Construction worker
August 8, 2013 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: church, helping others, ministry, mulch, school, volunteer

A working grunt’s Bible song

I’M DOING MANUAL LABOR. For the past week or so, during evenings, weekends, and occasional “vacation” days, I’ve been painting the inside of my house. It’s to spruce up the joint before out-of-state family arrives in October for the wedding of my …

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Volunteer mulchers
August 7, 2013 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: church, helping others, ministry, mulch, school, volunteer

For God’s sake, a day in the dirt

I SPENT MY BIRTHDAY morning this past Saturday digging in the dirt at a local school where over 80 percent of the students qualify for free meals. That’s a measure of poverty in our community that no other school can match. Our church has adopted the …

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painting a mural
July 31, 2013 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: family, helping others

Tell Steve where to go

I HAVE A PROBLEM. Not a big one. A little one. I thought I’d turn this little problem into a little fun. Just for you. One person will get a free book out of it. Here’s my problem. I’ve got too many events on my calendar for Saturday, my birthday. …

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deathbed painting
July 29, 2013 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: Christianity, faith, helping others, sickness, suffering

When suffering slams our faith through the wall

IT’S THE QUESTION OF THE WEEK. It comes from Collette, whom I’ll identifying only by her first name—because her question is so personal. Let me give you a heads up about why I picked this question. It’s not only because I have a little experience in …

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driver in ratty car
July 19, 2013 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: bible, blog, helping others, volunteer

4:45 AM—and I volunteered for this?

I HAVE FRIENDS who, first thing out of bed in the morning, say a prayer. It goes something like this: God, use me today. I drove one of those friends to the airport yesterday morning. I had to roll out of bed at 4:45 AM to do it. My cell phone alarm …

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painters on a deck
July 16, 2013 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: helping others, selfless, unselfish

Unselfish people I’ve seen lately

FOR A CHANGE OF PACE I thought I’d take a few minutes to think about people I’ve seen lately who have done something unselfish. Nothing spectacular. Just ordinary folks in everyday scenes putting someone else first. A few weeks ago. Several from our …

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