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If we're not careful, life can become so busy that we ignore, even avoid, the people around us. Especially when they are in need. On Tuesday, at the request of listener "Mike," I will be joining a group of 10 men and their sons who volunteer to serve at the Atlanta Mission in downtown, serving meals to the homeless men and women. A small, simple way to begin my own family's week of Thanksgiving. 

This is my first visit to the Atlanta Mission, and I look forward to making some new friends, eating with them, and listening to their lives. Thank you Mike and friends for suggesting it!

Many thanks to the Chick-fil A stores in Atlanta for supplying 200 free sandwiches so that the men and women we serve can enjoy something they rarely get to eat, a fresh tasty sandwich.

May your Thanksgiving be blessed, and may God teach each of us to notice the small, simple ways we   >>>>>   Read Entire Post

Persecution Prayer for Thanksgiving

Youcef Nadarkhani sits in a prison cell in Iran. He is 34 years old. His crime? He is a Christian pastor. It continues to appear that Youcef may well be executed for his refusal to revert to Islam. For months, authorities have worked to force him to renounce his Christian faith and relinquish his ministry.

This past Sunday, on the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted, I prayed for Youcef. And for others like him in a world where 75% of persons enduring religious persecution right now are doing so because of their Christian beliefs. Earlier this week, in Damatru, Nigeria, about 150 persons were executed when they refused to renounce Christianity and embrace Islam.

O Lord, forgive my self-centeredness as Thanksgiving approaches. Forgive my lack of gratitude for liberty, physical comfort, and democracy. Embrace those who are suffering in your name and hold them close. Let them know that others stand with   >>>>>   Read Entire Post

Free Sandwiches #2

Today was our second free Chick-fil A sandwich giveaway. At the suggestion and leadership of show listener (Tony, featured in the Facebook photo with the principal Peggy Goodman and me), we delivered 50 free sandwiches to the teachers at Gwin Oaks Elementary School in Lilburn in honor of National Education Week. Tony wanted to recognize the teachers for their excellence and hard work.

Subscribe to my weekly email here and then submit your own idea for how you would use 50 free Chick-fil A sandwiches to be a blessing. You just might be the next winner! Every week between now and Christmas.

Thanks   >>>>>   Read Entire Post

Sunday Show 8:30-10:00

FYI - my show this Sunday (Nov. 13) will be live on WSB from 8:30 to 10:00 p.m. due to a UGa basketball game. Please adjust your listening plans to a little later time slot this week only.   >>>>>   Read Entire Post

Allen's ABC's of Thanksgiving

My wife, Anita, (aka She Who Must not be Named) fell and broke her arm last week. Right on the elbow. Yikes! So in a rare effort to be caring and thoughtful, I've been an attentive nursemaid the past few days.  Call me Lawrence Nightingale.

All that to say, the situation has given rise to a spirit of gratitude for my wife and the remarkable person she is and the things she does. Nothing like a little short-term inconvenience to make you notice how blessed you are and how special your spouse is.

Thus, much of my annual ABC list this year is devoted to her. After having created my list each Thanksgiving for close to 20 years, where I name specific blessings in my life by each letter of the alphabet, the time has come to honor her with more than one entry this year. So this year she is the subject of half of the ABC's since she is my better half.

In fact, I have made this year's really is a   >>>>>   Read Entire Post

Emails of the Week: Sexual Harassment

Great conversation last night on the show regarding Herman Cain, Justin Bieber, and Jerry Sandusky at Penn State and the cottage industry of sexual harassment that has sprung up in America over the past 25 years.

It is indeed true that men can sometimes act like pigs. Our system seeks to address that. However, our system is not as effective at realizing that sometimes women can be liars too. Human sinfulness is not limited to males alone. And the usual M.O. of presuming a man to be guilty of harassment not only is wrong, but it also makes it very difficult for a man to regain his life and reputation once exonerated.

Emails came pouring in - here are three of the best.

 

From Carl

Some of the same people who defended Bill Clinton from accusations as
serious as the rape of Juanita Broderick, by saying there was no
proof,and the same people who regarded the women   >>>>>   Read Entire Post

72 Years Better than 72 Days

Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries could not manage 72 days of marriage. Iowa's Gordon and Norma Stock celebrated 72 years.

Gordon and Norma were married on May 26, 1939, the day that Norma finished high school. Gordon was the life of the party, a large personality. Norma loved to serve quietly and keep everything running smoothly, a hostess par excellence. Together, they were blessed with 4 children.

When they said, "Til death do us part," they meant it. Last week, Gordon and Nancy were headed to town when Gordon pulled out in front of an oncoming car. When Gordon and Nancy were taken to the hospital, nurses knew not to separate them. Gordon and Nancy did everything together. So they were placed in the same room in ICU, where they held hands. Gordon died at 3:38 p.m., with their family surrounding him and his hand gently resting in Norma's.  Even after he stopped breathing, his   >>>>>   Read Entire Post

FIrst Sandwich Giveaway

About to make our first delivery of 50 free Chick fil A sandwiches. To FIre Station 28 in Atlanta to thank them for rescuing an Allen Hunt Show listener earlier this year. Each week in November and December, we'll be giving away 50 sandwiches to the person whose idea for generosity inspires me the most.

To participate, sign up to receive my free weekly email, then send me an email with your idea - maybe you'll win!

Check back here soon for photos of today's fun. And below you'll find the email from Jane, who is this week's winner.

 

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I would like to nominate Fire Station #28 in Atlanta for the free   >>>>>   Read Entire Post

Sandwich Generosity

Your ideas for what you would do with 50 free Chick-fil A sandwiches are pouring in. You are really inspiring me. Thank you!

Below are a few of the first ideas to come in. If you have not already signed up to receive my weekly email and qualify to share your idea regarding what you would do with 50 free CFA sandwiches, just sign up for the email here. Then watch my weekly emails and follow here and on Facebook to see who wins each week. I'll be giving these away each week in November and December from the Peachtree Corners location of Chick-fil A at Peachtree Parkway and Woodhill Drive. 

This is gonna be fun!

 

Here are two fun early suggesters:

From Philip

In Birmingham, Alabama two ladies get up every Thursday and serve breakfast to some of the homeless in our   >>>>>   Read Entire Post

You are No Accident

You are quite the machine. Ever think about it?

You have:

100 million receptors in your eye to behold the world around you

24,000 fibers in each ear to discover the sounds of music, tears, and laughter

36 milliion heart beats a year to sustain your daily life

60,000 miles of veins, arteries and blood vessels to carry lifeblood in your body

22 trillion blood cells, and within each cell millions of molecules, and within each molecule, an atom oscillating 10 million times each second 

3 pound brain, with 13 billion brain cells - perhaps the most complex entity in the universe

All combined to give you the ability to think, reason, feel, and create. You are a remarkable creation of God. He gave you 8 cylinders. Use them   >>>>>   Read Entire Post