No cash for the red kettles outside North Texas stores this holiday season?
No problem. A dozen local Salvation Army kettles are going hi-tech.
For the first time, all that empty-pocketed shoppers have to do is swipe their credit cards on scanning technology attached to some kettles.
“People say, ‘Hey I would put money in, but I don’t have any cash,’†said Pat Patey, spokesman for the Army’s DFW Metroplex Command. “They won’t have that excuse anymore.â€
The screams were ear-splitting when movie star Will Smith and Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo entered the Lake Highlands gynasium for a surprise pep rally visit.
The pep rally was for the school’s state-bound volleyball team and bi-district champion football team, but Smith stopped by during his swing through Dallas promoting his new movie, “Seven Pounds.” The star said it was his first visit to a high school in years.
We’re not sure why Romo was tagging along, but none of the stunned students were complaining. They were too busy screaming and snapping pictures.
Smith and Romo had a little fun with the crowd while also delivering inspirational messages. Smith started out by asking Romo, “How’s the pinkie?” to much laughter. Romo held up his hand to show he was fine.
SWEDESBORO, N.J. (CBS) ― A South Jersey church is taking an unusual approach to get more people to come worship. They are hoping a simple “We’re Sorry” will go a long way.
“We’re Sorry” reads on a highway billboards in neighborhood around the church. A “We’re Sorry” sign also hangs outside pastor Mark Barnish’s home.
“We’re sorry for being judgmental, we’re sorry for being too political, we’re sorry for being anti-homosexual, we’re sorry for being boring,” Lloyd said.
It’s a campaign pastor Barnish started at his church to get 16 to 30 year-olds to come worship.
Barnish, a husband and father who grew up Catholic, said the book “unChristian” inspired him. In the book, the authors revealed research into what makes young people uncomfortable in the Christian faith.