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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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rules taht giving in-state tuition to illegal aliens violates federal law
Published: Friday, July 10th, 2026 @ 8:30 am
By: John Steed
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illegal alien "asylum seeker" migrants are a crime wave on both sides of the Atlantic
Published: Friday, July 10th, 2026 @ 6:44 am
By: John Steed
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follows similar polls elsewhere in Europe
Published: Wednesday, July 8th, 2026 @ 10:49 am
By: John Steed
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says foreign ties of Democrat Socialists of America need to be investigated
Published: Wednesday, July 8th, 2026 @ 9:06 am
By: John Steed
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honest federal judge fights back against a politically corrupt one.
Published: Tuesday, July 7th, 2026 @ 8:50 pm
By: John Steed
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She was sentenced to 74 lashes for singing without a hijab.
Published: Tuesday, July 7th, 2026 @ 5:33 pm
By: Daily Wire
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massive data collection by license plate readers on highways and streets threaten freedom
Published: Tuesday, July 7th, 2026 @ 1:56 pm
By: John Steed
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illegal aliens lie and should never be lbelieved about anything
Published: Tuesday, July 7th, 2026 @ 8:42 am
By: John Steed
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wants to make election integrity efforts a felony
Published: Tuesday, July 7th, 2026 @ 7:44 am
By: John Steed
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dropping scandal info working in California
Published: Monday, July 6th, 2026 @ 5:10 pm
By: John Steed
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The County GOP is under scrutiny for questionable campaign finance issues.
Published: Monday, July 6th, 2026 @ 4:33 pm
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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“I’m from America, 250 years ago we were way bigger than 6/1 dogs, and look at us thriving now.” Justin Gaethje pulls off an all time sports upset.
Published: Sunday, July 5th, 2026 @ 7:09 pm
By: Daily Wire
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There are many people who overlook the brilliance of the US Constitution. They argue that it is outdated and unfit to adequately govern such a modern nation as ours in the 21st century.
Published: Sunday, July 5th, 2026 @ 6:29 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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Roberts' evil globalist good buddy Norm Eisen
Published: Saturday, July 4th, 2026 @ 7:07 pm
By: John Steed
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latest move against illegal immigration
Published: Saturday, July 4th, 2026 @ 5:20 pm
By: John Steed
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but Newsome says it is "Trump retaliation"
Published: Friday, July 3rd, 2026 @ 9:12 pm
By: John Steed
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17 y.o. Louis was beaten to death
Published: Friday, July 3rd, 2026 @ 5:57 pm
By: John Steed
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interesting article in The Federalist
Published: Friday, July 3rd, 2026 @ 9:25 am
By: John Steed
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the radicaliszation of the Democrat Party
Published: Friday, July 3rd, 2026 @ 8:42 am
By: John Steed
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includes signs disparaging George Washington at President's House
Published: Thursday, July 2nd, 2026 @ 9:08 pm
By: John Steed
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general's showboating made things worse
Published: Thursday, July 2nd, 2026 @ 7:24 pm
By: John Steed
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"I plan to keep his counsel close until our paths cross again," JD Vance said on Thursday.
Published: Thursday, July 2nd, 2026 @ 10:40 am
By: Daily Wire
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follows court approval of similar law in Texas
Published: Thursday, July 2nd, 2026 @ 9:09 am
By: John Steed
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by Rev. Mark Creech
Published: Thursday, July 2nd, 2026 @ 8:26 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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On Tuesday, Democratic Gov. Josh Stein signed an executive order creating the bipartisan Health Care Affordability Commission that he said will look at ways to make healthcare more affordable for North Carolinians.
Published: Thursday, July 2nd, 2026 @ 5:36 am
By: Carolina Journal
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"Margo’s Got Money Troubles" explores how financial desperation drives women to OnlyFans. That’s not empowering. It’s exploitative.
Published: Thursday, July 2nd, 2026 @ 12:00 am
By: Daily Wire
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defies clearly stated intend of authors of 13th Amendeent
Published: Wednesday, July 1st, 2026 @ 9:53 am
By: John Steed
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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.