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The Daily Article

The courage of an Amazon driver and the faith of NFL quarterback Trey Lance

The Daily Article

The Denison Forum

Christianity, News, Daily News, Religion & Spirituality

4.9576 Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2022

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Amazon driver Kevin Rivera saved a family of seven in a house fire. This story illustrates two facts: Our cultural house is on fire, but most of the people living in it don’t know it. And one of the hardest things to do in life is to help people who don’t believe they need help.

For examples of the uniqueness of Jesus, see Jim Denison's article on our website, “Why Jesus?”.

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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This is the Daily Article Podcast for Friday, September the 23rd, 2022. I'm Chris Elkins

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with the Denison Forum narrating today's article written by Dr. Jim Denison. An Amazon driver named Kevin Rivera was

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finishing his route in Long Island, New York, when he saw a house on fire. Through the front door,

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he could see several people inside the home, including a woman and a baby. They were apparently

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unaware of the fire, so he courageously rushed in to help.

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He got the family of seven to leave through the back door and away from the flames.

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Then he rescued their two dogs.

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When they got outside and saw their burning house, they realized how dire their situation was.

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They just started crying, Rivera said later. They just got emotional. To those thanking him

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for his bravery, Rivera replied, to be honest, I just feel great that I did something. This story

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points to two relevant facts today. Here's the first. Our cultural house is on fire, but most of the people living in it

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don't know it. The United States Air Force Academy is instructing cadets to refrain from calling

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their parents, mom or dad, and to use words that include all genders. A former Mississippi official

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pled guilty yesterday to misusing millions of dollars

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in federal aid meant for poor families. The Boston Celtics head coach was suspended for the season

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