Talking about giving – we may have the intentions to be generous but not everyone wants to be helped. The ‘help’ that a man was trying to give a woman in America has turned into a £60,000 lawsuit. In a story that mirrors the film Pretty Woman starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts; a property [...]
NLBC Worship Day 2010
March 29, 2010 By 2 Comments
Every year on the last Sunday of March, my home church New Life Bible Church (NLBC) has a special service of nothing but Worship.The service is usually conducted by the Worship Team – obviously. Yesterday was such a day and what a day it was!!. You see, worship time is a time when who or [...]
Giving Has Its Rewards
March 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Few the last few days i have been posting articles about giving and it so happened that I have just finished reading the book Running With The Giants by John C. Maxwell which has good section on giving in it. Running with the Giants: What the Old Testament Heroes Want You to Know About Life [...]
The Phantom Bread Maker of Old Fowey
March 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Some people would like to give to others in times of need but without being recognised – though it may be necessary to be identified as this story shows: Residents of a Cornish town of Fowey are scratching their heads after a mystery baker began leaving freshly-baked bread on their doorsteps in the middle of [...]
Secret Millionaire Donates Her Entire Fortune
March 24, 2010 By 2 Comments
Here is the story of a secret millionaire who donated her entire fortune to something close to her heart – in a way that her gift will keep on giving for a long time. People are still giving to their hearts content. Giving is not a matter of “I WISH” but of “I WILL”.
British Paralympian’s £5000 School Lunch
March 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Has the recession changed your charitable giving in any way? Here’s a story of giving that will warm your heart: A British Paralympian hopeful got the surprise of his life recently when he was presented with a £5000 gift in a sweet box during his lunch break at school. A mystery couple believed to be [...]
Did The Recession Turn You Mean and Unhealthy Like The UK Populace?
March 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I noticed recently that it seems the milk of human kindness has been made to turn sour by the last financial downturn. People don’t give to charities like they used to do before not to talk about actually volunteering for a charity. The big one-off charitable donations dropped off while the direct debit payments were [...]
Funny Friday – Money Problem
March 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Here’s another little joke to begin your weekend with: A young man was having some money problems, and needed $200 to get his car fixed and road-worthy again. But had run out of people to borrow from. So, he calls his parents via the operator, and reverses the charge and says to his dad, “I [...]
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