The Zion Chronicle

Tag: philanthropy

  • Kiva

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    For those who wish to help others but who have limited means to do so Kiva provides an opportunity to give a little (as little as $25) and help people around the world who have business plans to lift themselves up economically. Loans from individuals get pooled as necessary to fund people. I have been…

  • I Gave at the Office

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    When I see people asking for handouts on the street I have faced a quandry about how to react. I can’t give to all of them and I have no desire to give if the gift would be wasted. After reading Mosiah 4 (again) I realize that “I give not because I have not, but…

  • Done in Wisdom and Order

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    I have heard this statement from Mosiah 4:27 applied to many things: And see that all these things are done in wisdom and order; for it is not requisite that a man should run faster than he has strength. Somehow in all the repetitions, in my mind the statement had become divorced from the context…

  • Doing Good

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    In an effort to get back into the writing habit after a very tumultuous few days – here’s something rather light. I stumbled onto this video and it took me back to my time in Missouri where I first started seeing billboards from the Foundation for a Better Life. As the smiles and memories came…