Helping others

Use Your Gifts

For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance.—Matthew 25:29 (NIV)

Justin Dillon on His Efforts to End Human Trafficking

Musician, author, activist, humanitarian and CEO Justin Dillon discusses the issue of human trafficking and the efforts he has made to put a stop to it.

A woman brings a bag of groceries to a neighbor

Live by Jesus’ Example

Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.”—Matthew 16:24 NIV

Volunteers build a home for the less fortunate

Shine for Jesus

In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.—Matthew 5:16 NIV

Two men converse, while one encourages the other

Look to Yourself

“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce, you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you.”—Matthew 7:1 ESV

Volunteer Lisa Alden playing a game with the senior citizens of the Good Samaritan Society

Lisa Alden: Volunteer Superhero

By Ashley Lateef2 min read

Residents and employees consider this special volunteer a hero for her energetic optimism.

"I can relate to what others are going through and understand their pains and struggles," says George Rosch. "In the end, I just want to inspire people and lift their spirits up.”

A New Road, A Second Chance at Life

By Ashley Lateef3 min read

After a life-changing injury that ended his career, George Rosch found a new purpose.

Kathy recognizes herself in many of the young adults she has helped.

How a Retiree Found New Purpose Helping Homeless Young Adults

By Kathy Tillotson2 min read

She thought she and her husband were retiring to enjoy the good life. The life she found is better than she imagined.

Charity volunteers working with the less fortunate

5 Ways Volunteering Is Good for You

By The Editors2 min read

The benefits you provide to others when you volunteer for a good cause are not hard to see, but you may not have stopped to realize the ways you benefit from helping others.

Jo Saxton Quote, Helping Others

Healed people can heal people. Freed people can free people. Changed people can play their part in seeing lives and communities changed.

Katie Minter Jones who gives Easter baskets to foster children

Katie Minter Jones on Bringing Joy to Foster Kids with Easter Baskets

Katie Minter Jones, who as a child spent years in foster care, shares how she came to make an annual tradition of giving Easter baskets to kids who might not otherwise receive them.

Ginger Zee, chief meterologist at ABC News

Ginger Zee on Becoming a Meteorologist

Good Morning America‘s Ginger Zee shares what moved her to become a meteorologist and what she finds inspiring in her life and career.