Jesus saves, Visa pays

Continuing the church-related theme, today's tenuous link from me is in the form of another-strange-but-true news story concerning Marty Baker, a pastor in the southern state of Georgia, who has come up with a divine idea to raise money for the Lord--ATMs, or Giving Kiosks, that relieve worshippers of their collection contributions with the swipe of a credit card.
The kiosks have started with his Protestant congregation, Stevens Creek Community Church, and are beginning to pop up in other churches across the country eager to roll with the high-tech times.
"You see, our culture lives with a debit card in their hand and so when they come into our church we need to help them and provide them with the convenience so that they can serve the Lord," Baker was reported as saying.
The first Giving Kiosk was used at Stevens Creek in March 2005 and took in $100,000 in donations that year. Two other machines have since been added in the church lobby. Baker added that churches uncomfortable with the idea of followers using their credit card in the name of God and possibly going into debt could opt for a machine that only accepts debit cards.
Which begs the question, how much credit can one get for serving the Lord?
Hallelujah.