Faith Facts

• Jesus stopped for the hurting, asking, “What do you want me to do for you?”
• Efficiency processes problems; godly empathy heals persons as Christ did.
• Christian kindness counters today’s loneliness crisis with radical presence.

A pastor suffered painful mouth ulcers, facing a rushed GP visit lacking warmth.

“What do you want?” the doctor demanded curtly, glancing briefly before prescribing ineffectively.

A second doctor greeted warmly, examined thoroughly, bantered on life, and prescribed healing relief swiftly.

This contrast exposes a culture prioritizing speed over souls, mirroring Biblical calls to love neighbors personally.

Christ’s unhurried care for the blind, bleeding, and bereaved models true ministry amid modern haste.

Believers must embody attentive love, honoring family, faith, and freedom’s dignity in every encounter.

Commit today to Christlike pauses that heal invisible wounds of grief and isolation in your church and community.

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Faith Facts

• Chick-fil-A worker gifted stuffed cows to granddaughter Norah, delighting regular customer at dawn drive-thru.
• Ashley sent care package of soup, rolls, cookies to former youth minister Aaron Sayles battling COVID-19.
• Biblical mandate: “Love is kind” (1 Corinthians 13:4); “Do to others as you would have them do to you” (Luke 6:31).

In Jesus’ name, our divided nation desperately needs more kindness to counter record-low American optimism.

Gallup reports fewer than 60 percent of adults expect high-quality lives in five years.

That comes amid affordability crises, political turmoil, and global wars.

Norah giggled with bare feet in the breeze during breakfast outing with grandparents.

“It was such a thoughtful and touching act of kindness,” Sayles said of the surprise delivery.

“Random acts of kindness should be so much a part of our life as a Christian that the word random is foreign to us,” said minister Charlie Harrison.

Author regrets gruff theater response but urges believers to live Golden Rule daily, fostering faith-filled families and patriotic hope.

Commit today to kindness that honors Jesus, restoring optimism through Christian values.

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Faith Facts

• U.S. Supreme Court declines Will McRaney’s lawsuit against Southern Baptist’s North American Mission Board.
• Lower court ruling stands, protecting Baptist churches from civil court interference in governance.
• Decision upholds First Amendment freedoms for nonhierarchical faith groups against secular intrusion.

The Supreme Court refused to hear former Baptist leader Will McRaney’s defamation suit against NAMB, letting a 5th Circuit ruling against him stand.

This ends nine years of litigation over a 2012 partnership dispute where McRaney was dismissed as executive director of the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware.

NAMB celebrated the outcome as respecting Baptist self-governance and constitutional protections for ministry affairs.

“The outcome both respects Baptist distinctives and reaffirms that Baptists and other nonhierarchical faith groups are no less entitled to the First Amendment’s protections against secular intrusion into ministry affairs.”

Circuit Judge Andrew Oldham wrote that church autonomy doctrine bars courts from ecclesiastical matters.

“Civil courts cannot adjudicate ecclesiastical matters. The church autonomy doctrine also forbids courts from adjudicating matters of church governance, including church discipline and the church’s understanding of its own membership.”

Dissenting Judge Irma Ramirez argued McRaney’s secular claims warranted review, but the majority protected NAMB’s internal decisions.

This biblical principle of church independence, rooted in Christ’s headship over His body, safeguards God-ordained ministry from man-made overreach.

Religious liberty triumphs, ensuring patriots and believers defend faith against government entanglement. Join the fight for family, freedom, and faithful witness—share this vital update today.

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