{"product_id":"2940046550979","title":"The Least of These","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2010, the Christian New Media group dedicated its podcasting season to raising money and awareness for Compassion International. As part of that initiative, Critical Press Media has dedicated a Benefit Book to the same purpose. This project challenged authors to treat one of six themes within the scope of a passage from Matthew 25.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJesus taught that service rendered to others along these lines was service rendered to the Lord: when the hungry are fed, when the thirsty are given drink, when the alien is welcomed in, when the vulnerable are protected, and when the sick and imprisoned are ministered to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe King will reply, “Whatever you did for the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is an act of compassion?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe passage in Matthew defines six states of being wherein an act of compassion performed as ministry to another is actually service rendered to the Lord: hunger, thirst, alienation, vulnerability, sickness, and imprisonment. This book contains original fiction, personal accounts, and compelling essays from David Crutchfield, Justin Lowmaster, Winston Crutchfield, Philip Carroll, Nathan James Norman, Kelsey Felder, Drucella Crutchfield, Andrew Crutchfield, Deborah Caligiuri, and Matthew Hurley.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winston Crutchfield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47075363750128,"sku":"2940046550979","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940046550979_p0.jpg?v=1764001270","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940046550979","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}