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 |
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. |
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. |
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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give away to to UN climate fund
Published: Sunday, December 3rd, 2023 @ 9:32 am
By: John Steed
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis called out President Joe Biden’s disastrous economic policies this week that have led to one of the “Big Three” credit agencies lowering the United States’ rating by a tick on Tuesday.
Published: Sunday, December 3rd, 2023 @ 3:19 am
By: Daily Wire
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Former police officer Derek Chauvin was charged with yet another appalling atrocity today after allegedly assaulting a fellow inmate's shiv with his body while serving time for the 2020 death of George Floyd.
Published: Sunday, December 3rd, 2023 @ 3:14 am
By: Babylon Bee
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X owner Elon Musk said on Saturday that he would be filing a lawsuit against leftist outlet Media Matters for America over a story it ran this week that he said was misleading and intended to undermine free speech.
Published: Sunday, December 3rd, 2023 @ 3:11 am
By: Daily Wire
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Lee County Sheriff Brian Estes is asking a federal judge to dismiss him as a defendant in a lawsuit challenging the rollout of North Carolina's eCourts record management system.
Published: Sunday, December 3rd, 2023 @ 3:04 am
By: Carolina Journal
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One of New Jersey’s main teachers unions is calling for the end of the basic skills test for certifying teachers.
Published: Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 @ 11:05 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Jeremy Dunning, an obviously savage Neanderthal who lives in a cave within the Albuquerque city limits, reportedly has been heard on multiple occasions stating that he just doesn't think Weird Al is all that funny.
Published: Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 @ 11:00 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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Jewish celebrities blasted TikTok after a surge of viral anti-Semitic content on the platform surfaced following the Hamas terrorists attacks on Israel that resulted in the deaths of more than 1,200 people.
Published: Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 @ 10:48 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis attacked tech executives this week for “groveling” to Chinese communist dictator Xi Jinping this week as he appeared in San Francisco for a meeting with President Joe Biden and California Governor Gavin Newsom.
Published: Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 @ 11:15 am
By: Daily Wire
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Jon Sanders, director of the Center for Food, Power, and Life at the John Locke Foundation, assesses Dr. Mandy Cohen’s record as head of North Carolina’s top health agency.
Published: Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 @ 11:12 am
By: Carolina Journal
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“Yellowstone” fans got a major update about the Paramount Network series’ return, with production on the final portion of Season 5 set to get underway in Spring 2024.
Published: Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 @ 11:08 am
By: Daily Wire
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Government Clarifies Alert Message Reading 'THE ARACHNIDS ARE HERE, RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!' Just A TestU.S. — The federal government quickly reminded everyone that the emergency alert telling everyone to run for their lives from invading arachnids was merely a test.
Published: Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 @ 11:04 am
By: Babylon Bee
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A newly released poll that was conducted at the start of the month by the Arab World for Research and Development found that the overwhelming majority of Palestinians supported the October 7 terrorist attacks against Israel and hate the United States.
Published: Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 @ 11:02 am
By: Daily Wire
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North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls has recently filed a lawsuit against the North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission, alleging the commission has aimed to stifle her First Amendment right to freedom of speech.
Published: Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 @ 11:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Joe Burrow, the talented young quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals, will be out for the remainder of the NFL season after tearing a ligament in his wrist during his team’s Thursday night loss to the Baltimore Ravens.
Published: Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 @ 10:55 am
By: Daily Wire
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The notoriously frugal Donaldson family cleverly posed as illegal immigrants, scoring a free week at a luxury hotel in downtown New York City.
Published: Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 @ 10:53 am
By: Babylon Bee
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The GOP-led House began on Friday to release tens of thousands of hours of video footage from January 6, 2021 — the day of the U.S. Capitol breach — to the public.
Published: Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 @ 10:52 am
By: Daily Wire
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A former Fox News producer is suing the network, saying it fired him due to his “refusal to report false information,” such as concerns about harmful effects of COVID vaccines.
Published: Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 @ 10:29 am
By: Daily Wire
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After being caught off guard by criticism of his selection of Laphonza Butler to replace the late Dianne Feinstein in Congress, California Governor Gavin Newsom defended his choice by saying Butler was the most qualified candidate among the .00001% of the population he was choosing
Published: Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 @ 10:18 am
By: Babylon Bee
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Arizona State University canceled an event that the school was set to host on Friday featuring Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), which comes after she openly expressed support for the elimination of the state of Israel.
Published: Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 @ 9:53 am
By: Daily Wire
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The probe targets six universities and a public school district.
Published: Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 @ 9:41 am
By: Daily Wire
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‘This is something to be deeply concerned about,’ says Rev. Creech
Published: Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 @ 9:35 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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Illinois School ‘Diversity’ Club Sponsor Sought To Exclude Students Upset Over Trans Bathroom PolicyA teacher at an Illinois high school sought to exclude students who allegedly opposed the school’s transgender bathroom policy from meetings of the school’s “Diversity” club.
Published: Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 @ 9:35 am
By: Daily Wire
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The Polar Express has officially won the title of "Best Christmas Movie" amongst deranged, psychotic serial killers.
Published: Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 @ 9:28 am
By: Babylon Bee
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The four-part training will be administered by a diversity consulting firm that embraces Critical Race Theory
Published: Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 @ 9:13 am
By: Daily Wire
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Felon voting advocates in North Carolina seek a hearing before US District Judge Loretta Biggs and an expedited schedule for their federal lawsuit.
Published: Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 @ 12:06 am
By: Carolina Journal
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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.