Check out this link on the Time Magazine’s site. It’s a list of 21 ways we can serve America. Some great thoughts here. Click here to read the article. by guest blogger, Scott Couchenourwww.servingstrong.comwww.servingstrong.typepad.com
Author: Scott Couchenour
Brush Up On Your “Giving Reading”
I am amazed how time flies. Our first high school football game starts tonight! (wasn’t it just yesterday that the kids got out of school for the summer?) Anyway, as we peer into the near future, we see school supplies, buses, teachers, homework, routines, and reading assignments. This is a great time to consider a…
What Would You Give To A Mugger?
"I figure, you know, if you treat people right, you can only hope that they treat you right. It’s as simple as it gets in this complicated world." This is a quote from Julio Diaz. Julio was recently mugged in the subway at New York City. He not only gave his wallet, but since the…
Pay It Forward
My daughter brought 10 of her friends home with her from college. You heard it: 10 BFFs! Here’s a picture of our living room this morning. They went to breakfast this morning at our local dutch restaurant. When they returned, every single one of them was talking a mile a minute. They couldn’t wait to…
Carve Out Space For Giving
"He emerged from the Metro at the L’Enfant Plaza Station and positioned himself against a wall beside a trash basket. By most measures, he was nondescript: a youngish white man in jeans, a long-sleeved T-shirt and a Washington Nationals baseball cap. From a small case, he removed a violin. Placing the open case at his…
Giving beyond yourself
My wife and I recently went to Chipotle for dinner. If you’re not familiar with this restaurant, it’s a fast food place where you can get burritos the size of a small country, packed with rice, beans, chicken, and so on. I added a picture to this post. While eating, I noticed writing on my…
In a box or from a launching pad?
I was listening to a radio station playing Christmas music today. I heard Clay Aiken’s song, "Don’t Save It All For Christmas Day." This got me thinking. For most of Americans, Christmas comes around Thanksgiving when all the boxes with all the decorations get brought up from the basement and things get hung on the…
Personal finance habits
I just posted an entry on the Serving Strong blog and thought it might also be good for Everyday Giving. I believe as we are able to better manage our finances, we are better able to give. These are simple, yet powerful habits to build into our way of life… Check out the original post….
How rich are you?
A website was just brought to my attention which look pretty interesting. It’s www.globalrichlist.com. You enter your annual salary and it rates you among the rest of the population with regard to your wealth. But the cool thing is how it immediately points you to what you could do with your money. Needs are everywhere. …
Mission work is doable
Roger has asked me to post on my family’s recent mission trip to Jamaica. "Jamaica!?", you ask, "Isn’t that where newlyweds go to sit on the beach and self indulge at one of those all-inclusive resorts?" Well, that’s only part of the island. We have a friend, Karen, who has discovered God’s call on her…