and a good human being.
Landlord refuses to evict jobless tenants
Instead, he takes a job to help pay the bills while the families try to get back on their feet.
Posted by Mai Ling at MSN Real Estate on Friday, September 25, 2009 11:23 AM
It's yet another tale of heartbreak, except this one ends with the kind of warmth you only expect on the Hallmark Channel.
Ed Peirce, a landlord who lives in Rock Hill, S.C., had a couple of options when both of the tenants in his two West Virginia rental houses lost their jobs and could no longer pay rent. The most obvious option was to evict them, but for Peirce, that might have been the last option on his list.
No, this man, a 54-year-old ordained minister profiled in The Herald of Rock Hill, instead took a job paying $8.50 an hour in the photo department at the local Walgreens to make his own ends meet while his tenants get back on their feet. From the article:
"I sat with them and prayed for better times," Peirce said. "These are stand-up guys. Family men. Proud. They paid me before, when they were working. You don't show your faith, your Christianity, in words. You do it in deeds."
Landlord refuses to evict jobless tenants
Instead, he takes a job to help pay the bills while the families try to get back on their feet.
Posted by Mai Ling at MSN Real Estate on Friday, September 25, 2009 11:23 AM
It's yet another tale of heartbreak, except this one ends with the kind of warmth you only expect on the Hallmark Channel.
Ed Peirce, a landlord who lives in Rock Hill, S.C., had a couple of options when both of the tenants in his two West Virginia rental houses lost their jobs and could no longer pay rent. The most obvious option was to evict them, but for Peirce, that might have been the last option on his list.
No, this man, a 54-year-old ordained minister profiled in The Herald of Rock Hill, instead took a job paying $8.50 an hour in the photo department at the local Walgreens to make his own ends meet while his tenants get back on their feet. From the article:
"I sat with them and prayed for better times," Peirce said. "These are stand-up guys. Family men. Proud. They paid me before, when they were working. You don't show your faith, your Christianity, in words. You do it in deeds."
The best witness remains a life well lived. It doesn't coerce, it inspires, which is, IMHO, one of the most obvious hallmarks of the Spirit of God. Most miracles, I think, are accomplished by God working through willing servants, which in a very real sense makes them even more miraculous.
Honorbound and honored to be Bonded to Mahtaliel Sedai
Last First in wotmania Chat
Slightly better than chocolate.
Love still can't be coerced.
Please Don't Eat the Newbies!
LoL. Be well, RAFOlk.
Last First in wotmania Chat
Slightly better than chocolate.
Love still can't be coerced.
Please Don't Eat the Newbies!
LoL. Be well, RAFOlk.
Here is an example of a good Christian
- 26/09/2009 05:22:05 PM
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Good for him 
I wish Christians were shown for their good deeds more often. *NM*
- 26/09/2009 05:50:47 PM
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I wish Christians were shown for their good deeds more often. *NM*
- 26/09/2009 05:50:47 PM
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So happy to see someone who calls themself a Christian acting like one.
- 26/09/2009 06:23:46 PM
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Good for him -- impressive, and good for you for posting something so positive. Thank you. *NM*
- 27/09/2009 01:32:05 AM
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Thank you. *NM*
- 27/09/2009 01:32:05 AM
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What a great feel-good story. Makes me want to go and do something. *NM*
- 27/09/2009 02:18:55 AM
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Amen.
- 27/09/2009 11:23:05 PM
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Things like this need to happen and be reported more often. Thank you. *NM*
- 28/09/2009 11:20:25 AM
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- 28/09/2009 11:20:25 AM
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unfortunatley, he seems to be a rarity amongst American Christians *NM*
- 28/09/2009 10:57:37 PM
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It's sad that you'd turn this wonderful story into a negative 
*NM*
- 29/09/2009 03:00:23 AM
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- 29/09/2009 03:00:23 AM
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