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treasures

Posted by marvin williams on December 31st, 2009 | 14 responses
Every day, according to one survey, Americans buy an average of 3,972,603 movie tickets; 1,683,835 songs and albums from online resources; 1,650,000 DVD rentals from Netflix; 978,030 bags of Orville Redenbacher’s... read more »

the great exchange

Posted by sheridan voysey on December 9th, 2009 | 4 responses
Haiti is an impoverished nation where 80 percent of its people live in great need. One child in 14  never reaches his or her first birthday; another one in five never lives to the age of 4; and voodoo... read more »

being satisfied

Posted by regina franklin on October 22nd, 2009 | 7 responses
Biju Thampy, a young man from India, knew poverty. When an unidentified benefactor sent him to England to be trained for the ministry, Thampy was unwilling to rest in comfort. Hungry for the realization... read more »

red bag

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on August 5th, 2009 | 7 responses
A local Christian church left an empty red bag on our doorstep with a note asking for food donations. I took it inside and tossed it on the kitchen counter, mentally excusing myself from assisting because:... read more »

before you enter

Posted by marvin williams on August 1st, 2009 | one response
Before many of us go to the grocery store, we make a list. Before we exercise, we follow the good practice of stretching. Before we travel, we pack according to the number of days we’ll be gone and... read more »

a message to thieves

Posted by roxanne robbins on July 15th, 2009 | one response
The entire act was caught on surveillance tape: While three friends and I dined at an outdoor café in East Africa, a man wearing a black jacket entered and sat down at a table located at the opposite... read more »

15 cents

Posted by tim gustafson on June 29th, 2009 | no responses
Back in the day when I played high school sports, I wanted a new baseball glove. I found the glove I wanted in a local sporting goods store and diligently saved up my money. But when the day came for the... read more »

beware

Posted by marvin williams on June 18th, 2009 | no responses
David Wayne Sharpton, 54, has won the Georgia lottery three times—raking in $350,000 in 2004, $1 million in 2005, and $2.5 million in 2007. The repeat winner continues to work at his job as a restaurant-oven... read more »

what's in your wallet?

Posted by jeff olson on May 3rd, 2009 | one response
Recently, I read that nearly 70 percent of all lottery winners end up burning through their winnings and going bankrupt in just a few years. Whoa! Apparently, winning a bunch of money is not what... read more »

inconvenient compassion

Posted by regina franklin on March 30th, 2009 | 8 responses
It’s 10:00 at night her time. Just finishing my lunch, I wonder if she’s safely asleep or if she’s still working. Time zones away from each other, we are worlds apart. I don’t even... read more »
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