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I probably should have included the pay off of the sermon but I was striving for brevity. Jesus had faith that his father would provide for all his needs and therefore we should not put our trust for salvation in man or money but in God. He was perhaps not advocating putting thieves as the treasurer but demonstrating that his faith transcended both man and money.
As a layman I probably should stay away from preaching, but our resident Pastor has left the stage. I kept contemporaneous notes of our pastor's sermons. When he left Candler Park (2003), I subscribed to his written sermon blogs. Here is a bit more about John Ballenger preachermusings.wordpress.com |
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I guess there is some allegorical value to allocating money duties to dishonest men, but for the life of me, I can't fathom it. It probably is just the way it has always been.
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While it may sound blasphemous I remember a sermon from my favorite pastor at Candler Park Baptist. Here is the short version:
The reason Jesus had a money bag man was so he knew who to watch. He put a thief (Judas) in charge of the money because he was putting his money where his mouth was. But in knowingly giving dishonest Judas the moneybag, Jesus specifically modeled for us where not to put our trust. I am sure this was not an original sermon by the pastor but like many others it struck me as right on point about putting too much trust in others regardless of their profession or declarations and assertions. |
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Always follow the money with politicians. A minimum of 60% of all politicians /bureaucrats can always be tempted if the money is right, and they believe they can get away with it.
The core Democrats believed that L. Hillary would be elected, and she is known to be corrupt enough to easily allow the Obama corruption to continue. |
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My tendency (some call it an obsession) is to always follow the money and look at the details. A quick unverified check would indicate that McCabe's punishment would be somewhere in the neighborhood of $2,000,000 over the rest of his life. In keeping with the going market for tell all books (Look for Comey's new book) I doubt that Andrew McCabe will be hurting from a finical standpoint. I am sure someone will be willing to pay him a healthy book advance to cove his short fall in pension income. He might even be able to self finance his wife's next run for office.
"On Sunday, McCabe will be 50 years old (qualifying him for an FBI pension) and will have served 21 years with the FBI. So, his annual pension is $56,000. 1st 20 years 1.7% x 20 = 34% 34% x $160,000 = $54, 400 21st year 1% x $160,000 = $1,600 All 21 years $54,400 + $1,600 = $56,000 With an average life expectancy of, say, 85 … McCabe’s aggregate expected pension will be almost $2 million." kenhoma.wordpress.com |
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Trump administration has been cutting these off
Published: Monday, September 28th, 2026 @ 1:39 pm
By: John Steed
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tying to buy our government
Published: Monday, September 28th, 2026 @ 12:50 pm
By: John Steed
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the need for a pro-America curriculum in our schools
Published: Sunday, September 27th, 2026 @ 11:15 am
By: John Steed
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like Democrats want to do here
Published: Saturday, September 26th, 2026 @ 2:05 pm
By: John Steed
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partisan hack Obama and Biden judges are abusing power
Published: Saturday, September 26th, 2026 @ 10:02 am
By: John Steed
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Protecting illegal invaders so they could do more harm
Published: Friday, September 25th, 2026 @ 4:19 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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Organizations are quietly using foreign money to move the needle toward their preferred political outcomes.
Published: Friday, September 25th, 2026 @ 2:08 pm
By: Daily Wire
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illegal alien "asylum seeker" migrants are a crime wave on both sides of the Atlantic
Published: Friday, September 25th, 2026 @ 10:45 am
By: John Steed
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Flock no show for Senate testimony
Published: Friday, September 25th, 2026 @ 10:28 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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by Rev. Mark Creech
Published: Friday, September 25th, 2026 @ 1:51 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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a leopard cannot change his spots, Chad S. Turner
Published: Thursday, September 24th, 2026 @ 2:40 pm
By: John Steed
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province votes on independence from Canada next month
Published: Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026 @ 8:33 am
By: John Steed
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Democrats are still calling Israel the biggest foreign lobby in America — and they’re using it to win the 2026 midterms.
Published: Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026 @ 4:03 pm
By: Daily Wire
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some even support assassination
Published: Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026 @ 1:48 pm
By: John Steed
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from Biden mandate
Published: Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026 @ 1:12 pm
By: John Steed
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the sad state of our election process
Published: Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026 @ 8:19 am
By: John Steed
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by Rev. Mark Creech
Published: Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026 @ 7:53 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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by Rev. Mark Creech
Published: Monday, September 21st, 2026 @ 6:07 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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Putin, as expected, rigs way to parliament (Duma) control
Published: Sunday, September 20th, 2026 @ 7:43 pm
By: John Steed
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all other parties lose seats and vote share
Published: Sunday, September 20th, 2026 @ 6:00 pm
By: John Steed
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by Rev. Mark Creech
Published: Sunday, September 20th, 2026 @ 3:09 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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they are "go along, get along" Democrats
Published: Sunday, September 20th, 2026 @ 10:37 am
By: John Steed
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anti-woman action by radical woman governor
Published: Saturday, September 19th, 2026 @ 10:05 am
By: John Steed
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according to government reports
Published: Friday, September 18th, 2026 @ 9:10 pm
By: John Steed
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it is a worldwide problem
Published: Friday, September 18th, 2026 @ 1:40 pm
By: John Steed
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Not simple license plate readers
Published: Friday, September 18th, 2026 @ 5:22 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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Now, here is the big exception. If one has served in the military in a war/ combat zone, they can hate America, and short of any act of real discernible, destructive treason, they will always be a patriot, at least to me.
Those that have served in war/ combat zone situations and love America; they are what I would term the super patriot. I pray that they will be among our future leaders; fine examples of such are General John Kelly and General Jim Mattis.