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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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had New York CDL
Published: Saturday, May 30th, 2026 @ 5:17 pm
By: John Steed
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Roy Cooper proposal, rammed through by RINOs Phil Berger and Tim Moore
Published: Saturday, May 30th, 2026 @ 2:34 pm
By: John Steed
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fighting to enforce our immigration laws
Published: Friday, May 29th, 2026 @ 8:03 pm
By: John Steed
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Democrats want to do the same in the US
Published: Friday, May 29th, 2026 @ 9:56 am
By: John Steed
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massive arrogance of lower courts
Published: Thursday, May 28th, 2026 @ 2:22 pm
By: John Steed
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more of the Somali fraud on US taxpayers
Published: Thursday, May 28th, 2026 @ 10:15 am
By: John Steed
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election integrity victory
Published: Thursday, May 28th, 2026 @ 8:55 am
By: John Steed
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substitute candidate doing as well as Marine LePen
Published: Wednesday, May 27th, 2026 @ 9:48 am
By: John Steed
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Paxton wins in landslide
Published: Wednesday, May 27th, 2026 @ 8:04 am
By: John Steed
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standing up for the Constitution against Democrat tyranny
Published: Tuesday, May 26th, 2026 @ 8:29 pm
By: John Steed
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using lists of people excused from jury duty for not being US citizens
Published: Tuesday, May 26th, 2026 @ 11:11 am
By: John Steed
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"I think it's something that one should treat with common sense and acceptance."
Published: Tuesday, May 26th, 2026 @ 10:37 am
By: Daily Wire
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Your taxpayer dollars continue to be squandered.
Published: Monday, May 25th, 2026 @ 2:14 pm
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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by Rev. Mark Creech
Published: Sunday, May 24th, 2026 @ 5:14 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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settled on cusp of trial
Published: Sunday, May 24th, 2026 @ 10:16 am
By: John Steed
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Dooley trails conservative Congreemand Collins in GOP primary runoff
Published: Sunday, May 24th, 2026 @ 8:14 am
By: John Steed
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"Your faith will go quiet when you need it loud. Tend to your faith, not just when you’re broken, but when you’re whole."
Published: Saturday, May 23rd, 2026 @ 10:28 pm
By: Daily Wire
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sabotages his protege Michael Whatley
Published: Saturday, May 23rd, 2026 @ 8:57 pm
By: John Steed
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UN's IPCC admits dire warming scenarios were wrong
Published: Friday, May 22nd, 2026 @ 8:27 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, May 22nd, 2026 @ 7:58 am
By: John Steed
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stabbing citizens in the back
Published: Friday, May 22nd, 2026 @ 7:43 am
By: John Steed
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issues EO to keep ICE away from polling places
Published: Thursday, May 21st, 2026 @ 1:29 pm
By: John Steed
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A new poll data points to continuing trend among the next generation of the left.
Published: Wednesday, May 20th, 2026 @ 6:39 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Libertarian rabble rouser Massie defeated in Kentucky
Published: Wednesday, May 20th, 2026 @ 10:02 am
By: John Steed
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why does moron / traitor John Thune not push SAVE Act?
Published: Wednesday, May 20th, 2026 @ 8:15 am
By: John Steed
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Trump administration policies are bringing the country back from the brink of an uncontrolled influx of illegal immigrants.
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2026 @ 5:57 pm
By: Daily Wire
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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.