Personal Growth and Spiritual Nourishment
1. In Touch. A monthly magazine, devotionals and website. Go to www.intouch.org for more information.
2. Turning Point. A magazine, devotionals and website. Go to www.davidjeremiah.org.
3. Our Daily Bread. A devotional booklet and website. Go to www.rbc.org.
4. Christianity Today. A network of magazines, publications, and web sites designed to inform, inspire, connect, and equip Christians. Go to www.christianitytoday.com.
Meeting Physical Needs
1. Angel Food Ministries. Blessings by the boxful! This food distribution program is a hand-up, not a hand out to people and families who have desperate food insecurities. Angel Food is available in a quantity that can fit into a medium-sized box at $30 per unit. Each month’s menu is different than the previous month and consists of both fresh and frozen items with an average retail value of approximately $60. Comparison shopping has been done across the country in various communities using a wide range of retail grocery stores and has resulted in the same food items costing from between $42 and $78. There are no qualifications, minimums, income restrictions, or applications.Everyone is encouraged to participate. Some churches even encourage participants to apply the money they saved to help someone else in need. To find an Angelfood host site distribution center nearest you or to find out more about Angel Food Ministries, please click on this link: Angel Food Ministries.
2. Salvation Army. In this new century, The Salvation Army is serving more people in the USA than ever before. We are already seeing large increases in the number of Americans seeking the basic necessities of life – food, shelter, and warmth. More than 30 million people received help from The Salvation Army in 2008, but the magnitude of the mission facing The Salvation Army in communities throughout the United States remains great. For more information as to what the Salvation Army has to offer, go to: The Salvation Army.
3. Samaritan’s Purse. The story of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:30-37) gives a clear picture of God’s desire for us to help those in desperate need wherever we find them. After describing how the Samaritan rescued a hurting man whom others had passed by, Jesus told His hearers, “Go and do likewise.” Their emergency relief programs provide desperately needed assistance to victims of natural disaster, war, disease, and famine. They offer food, water, and temporary shelter, meet critical needs and give people a chance to rebuild their lives. To learn more, click on this link: Samaritan’s Purse.
Christian Family Strengthening Resources
1. Focus on the Family publications, radio program and website. Provides relevant Christian advice on marriage, parenting and other topics. Go to www.focusonthefamily.com.
2. DrLeman.com. Dr. Kevin Leman is a world-renown Christian author and speaker who offers parenting and marriage advice that can change your life.
3. Prison Fellowship. A ministry seeking the transformation of prisoners and their reconciliation to God, family, and community through the power and truth of Jesus Christ. Go to www.prisonfellowship.org.
Christian Informational Resources
1. BreakPoint Daily provides ommentaries, RealAudio broadcasts, and resources by Chuck Colson and other writers, providing a Christian perspective on modern news and trends. Go to www.breakpoint.org.
2. K-LOVE is a non-commercial, listener supported Contemporary Christian music radio station. They provide programming service in the United States and is operated by EMF Broadcasting. As of November 2008, K-Love’s programming is carried on 412 FM stations and translators. K-Love claims listenership of 125,000 people each week via the Internet and more than 1.46 million listeners weekly on the radio network. Their slogan is “Positve and Encouraging”. Go to to www.klove.com find an FM station nearest you. You can also listen to K-LOVE on the internet.
3. The Truth Project is a DVD-based small group curriculum comprised of 12 one-hour lessons taught by Dr. Del Tackett. This home study is the starting point for looking at life from a biblical perspective. Each lesson discusses in great detail the relevance and importance of living the Christian worldview in daily life. Go to www.thetruthproject.org for more information.
4. Christianbook.com. Providing Christian bibles, books, audiobooks, learning materials, music, clothing etc. online.
5. Bible Gateway is an online research and study tool that allows you to search multiple Bible versions in thirty languages. Also features audio readings of scripture and verse of the day. Go to www.biblegateway.com.
6. Screen It! movie reviews. The #1 Source for movie reviews for parent. Go to www.screenit.com.
7. Family Christian Bookstores. Another resource for Christian bibles, books, audiobooks, learning materials, music, clothing etc. online.
Ministry and Outreach Resources
1. The Bible League ministry goes beyond providing the Scriptures people need around the world . They make sure those Scriptures are used for evangelism, discipleship, and church growth. Go to www.bibleleague.org.
2. The Pocket Testament League. Free Bible study tools and evangelism resources, including the Gospel of John to give away as free Bible gifts. Go to www.pocketpower.org.
3. LivingWaters.com is an evangelism resource and training site that helps Christians “share their faith” (evangelism) effectively, biblically–the way Jesus did. Provides tracts and other materials to aid in reaching the world for Christ.
4. World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. Go to www.wvi.org for more information.
5. Samaritan’s Purse, for over 35 years, has done their utmost to follow Christ’s command by going to the aid of the world’s poor, sick, and suffering. Doing so has earned them a hearing for the Gospel, the Good News of eternal life through Jesus Christ. Go to www.samaritan.org to learn more.
6. eMi. Engineering Ministries International (EMI) is a non-profit Christian development organization made up of architects, engineers and design professionals who donate their skills to help children and families around the world step out of poverty and into a world of hope. Go to emiworld.org.
7. Angel Food Ministries. Becoming a host site for Angel Food Ministries has many benefits. It will enrich your ministry, your volunteers and your community in remarkable ways. A host site and its volunteers have the satisfaction of providing a hand-up to people and families who have desperate food insecurities. The Angel Food program also brings people together in a common effort and creates a sense of unity and purpose in any organization. In addition, AFM contributes $1 to a host site’s benevolence fund for every Angel Food box distributed. In this way, Angel Food Ministries is helping thousands of churches and organizations reach out and make a difference in their communities. This provision enables host sites to make a greater impact in their communities and help more people get back on the feet… Want to know more, click here to go to Angel Food Ministries.
Christian Counciling
1. American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ). The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) focuses on constitutional law and is based in Washington, D.C. Through our work in the courts and the legislative arena, the ACLJ is dedicated to protecting your religious and constitutional freedoms. In addition to providing its legal services at no cost to our clients, the ACLJ focuses on the issues that matter most to you – national security, protecting America’s families, and protecting human life. To know more, go to: ACLJ.org.
2. Crown Financial Ministries. Founded in 1976, is an interdenominational ministry dedicated to equipping people around the world to learn, apply, and teach biblical financial principles. Crown has taught or equipped more than 50 million people in over 80 nations with the life-transforming message of faithfully living by God’s financial principles in every area of their lives. The ministry is located in the United States, Canada, Latin America, South America, and Africa, and is expanding into Europe, India, Asia, and Australia. Crown relies on approximately 250 employees and over 10,000 passionate volunteers worldwide to help ignite True Financial Freedom around the globe. Their vision is to see the followers of Christ in every nation faithfully living by God’s financial principles in every area of their lives. Go to Crown Financial Ministries to lean more.
3. Larry Burkett’s Money Matters Strategies. Larry passed on in 2003, but his legacy on how to financially live as a Christian still lives on. Go to Family Christian Stores to select from a list of books pertaining to how to manage your finances.
Christian Owned Franchises Worth Supporting
1. Chick-fil-a Restaurant. Chick-fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy is a devout Christian who has taught Sunday School for over 51 years and whose religious beliefs permeate the company to this day. The company’s official statement of corporate purpose says that the business exists “to glorify God by being a faithful steward of all that is entrusted to us and to have a positive influence on all who come in contact with Chick-fil-A.” The chain invests heavily in community services (especially for children and teenagers) and scholarships. Cathy’s beliefs are also responsible for one of the chain’s distinctive features: All Chick-fil-A locations (company-owned and franchised, whether in a mall or freestanding) are closed on Sundays.
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