February 6, 2012

Funny Friday – Off With The Money

Newspapers have been filled this week about the explosive “ExpenseGate” scandal at the British House of Parliament. At least in this case the public will be able get its money back from most of the guilty MPs who keep saying they’ve done “no wrong”. In New Zeland however, a couple have gone missing after their [...]

First Things First

I read, this morning, the sad story of a couple whose £1m, six-bedroom dream home in Wynyard Park, Stockton-on-Tees had to be bulldozed. Mark and Karen Bell noticed cracks appearing in the walls of their 3-story mansion before realising that the foundation was faulty.  This reminds me of what the Bible says in Psamls 11:3 - “If the foundation [...]

The Rich Miser

A rich miser was about to die, so he told his family to lug up a suitcase full of cash to the terrace. He said he will grab it on the way up. So he ‘cashed his cheque’, as the saying goes. The wife went upstairs and found — what else — the suitcase still where she left it. [...]