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Christian Returns Wallet With Scripture Note

A South Carolina man who left his wallet behind while he was traveling out of state is having a Merry Christmas after an anonymous Christian returned the wallet with everything inside.

Bruce Ryland stopped for gas in Warren, South Carolina while returning home from a trip to Atlanta.  He remembered using a credit card to pay for the gas but doesn’t remember where the wallet went after that.   He told a local TV station he probably left it on the top of the car when he drove off.

The wallet had over $300 inside.  Ryland called the gas station to see if anyone had turned it in but nothing had been found.

“I was running crazy, canceling credit cards, debit cards, trying to scramble and get the insurance cards and drivers license,” he said.

Over a week later, a package arrived in the mail from someone in Sparta, Georgia identified as “N. Cummings.”  Inside, the wallet with all the cash enclosed and a note that outlined the Biblical reasons for returning the wallet:

“Three Scriptural reasons I am moved to do this,” it read. “Please read them for yourself: Luke 10:27, Luke 16:10, Psalms 83:18. You’re welcome.”

“Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself,” the first verse reads.

“He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much,” the second states.

“That men may know that Thou, whose name alone is Jehovah, art the most high over all the earth,” the third Scripture reads.

Ryland tried to find the Christian behind the letter but couldn’t find them.  So he sent a gift card to the return address on the envelope for $305 dollars…the same amount as the cash in the wallet.

Megachurch Baptizes 2,335 During Sunday Service

In one day, over 2,300 people followed Jesus Christ into baptism at a South Carolina megachurch.

NewSpring Church announced via social media that 2,335 people were baptized at 10 different locations during their Sunday morning services.   However, lead pastor Perry Noble said that despite the big overall number, it still comes down to the individual.

“Over and over again His people are called to celebrate who God is and what He has done,” Noble said. “As His church, we should refuse to be silent when He has been so good … every number has a name, every name has a story and every story matters to God.”

Noble said that baptism is the first day and individual officially goes public as a follower of Jesus Christ and as His representative on Earth.  The church notes on their website that reading the Bible and studying the teachings of Jesus makes it easier to hear the Holy Spirit’s guidance in daily life.

The pastor also noted that their goal is not to be a huge church but to get thousands saved so they can join other churches and expand their reach and effectiveness for Christ.

“We want all churches to be thousands strong because of the potential the church has,” Noble said.

“Tips For Jesus” Blessing Wait Staff Nationwide

An unknown person or group of people has been leaving large tips for wait staff across the United States signing their receipts with the Twitter handle “@tipsforjesus”.

The mystery tipper has left thousands of dollars in tips at restaurants in San Francisco and Chicago. The most recent tip was a $1,000 on a $266 bill at a Los Angeles area restaurant according to MyFoxLA.

Two bartenders at a University of Notre Dame campus restaurant said a group of men left a $10,000 tip and signed their receipt with the @tipsforjesus handle. The University verified the tip was valid through American Express.

One of the bartenders was overjoyed because she had no transportation and was going to use the money to get a car for use to drive to school and work.

A restaurant in Port Orchard, Washington also reported a group of men using the Twitter handle leaving a $5,000 tip.

The group’s Instagram account has the slogan “Doing the Lord’s work, one tip at a time.”