Dallas woman is a millionaire for a day: The transforming joy of selfless giving
The Daily Article
The Denison Forum
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🗓️ 16 December 2019
⏱️ 7 minutes
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THE DAILY ARTICLE FOR DECEMBER 16, 2019
Ruth Balloon, Khalil Mack, and Pixie Adams illustrate the joy of selfless giving. Today's podcast tells their stories and invites us to serve God and others out of awe for his holiness and gratitude for his grace.
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| 1:06.7 | Ruth Balloon finished her shift at Roma Boots in Dallas last week. Then she happened to check her bank account. It turned out she had an extra $37 million. She called her husband, who called the bank, who explained that it was a clerical error and took back the money. I was a millionaire. I had a screenshot of it so I can say that now, said Balloon. |
| 1:29.4 | It's quite a story. She said there was no way she was going to keep the money, but she did think |
| 1:34.8 | about how she could have spent it. First, I was going to do 10% tithing. Then I was going to donate some |
| 1:40.9 | money, and then I would have invested in real estate, she explained. |
| 1:48.2 | The world would be a better place if Ruth Balloon were actually a millionaire. |
| 1:55.2 | Football star Khalil Mack is actually a millionaire, having signed a $141 million contract with the Chicago Bears last year, and he is actually making the world a better place by paying |
| 2:00.7 | off all the holiday |
| 2:01.7 | layaway accounts at a Walmart in Fort Pierce, Florida, his hometown. |
| 2:06.5 | Another story on the same theme. |
| 2:08.7 | Dave McAdams is a youth pastor, baseball coach, and owner with his wife of a coffee shop in Oak |
| 2:14.6 | Grove, Oregon. |
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