We often feel bad when a loved one or friend asks us for financial assistance. They've gotten themselves in a financial bind. Their car's been repossessed. Their mortgage is in foreclosure. They've lost their job and can't pay the…

In May 2008, I started something that I did not know would change my life forever. I'd heard that doing this would not bring me closer to God. They said doing this would only confuse me. Against that advice, I…