God's Fairness 01/23/2016 Septuagesima 2016 January 24, 2016 Matthew 20:1-16 “God’s Fairness” A socialist once came to see steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie, who in today’s dollars was worth more than 310 billion dollars. Soon the socialist was railing against the injustice of Carnegie having so much money. In his view, wealth was meant to be divided equally. Carnegie asked his secretary for an assessment of everything he owned and at the same time looked up the figures on world population. He did a little arithmetic on a
Septuagesima 2016 January 24, 2016 Matthew 20:1-16 “God’s Fairness” A socialist once came to see steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie, who in today’s dollars was worth more than 310 billion dollars. Soon the socialist was railing against the injustice of Carnegie having so much money. In his view, wealth was meant to be divided equally. Carnegie asked his secretary for an assessment of everything he owned and at the same time looked up the figures on world population. He did a little arithmetic on a
Christmas Eve 2015 12/22/2015 Christmas Eve 2015 December 24, 2015 John 1:1 “Christ’s Deity” In a recent Barna study, Americans were asked, "Who do you think Jesus is?" 70% of those interviewed said Jesus was not an ordinary man. 56% stated Jesus was God among men. 27% felt Jesus was only human but divinely called. 9% stated Jesus was divine because he embodied the best of humanity. I find it puzzling that 77% of Americans identify themselves to be Christians, but only 42% of people polled recognize Him as being God.
Christmas Eve 2015 December 24, 2015 John 1:1 “Christ’s Deity” In a recent Barna study, Americans were asked, "Who do you think Jesus is?" 70% of those interviewed said Jesus was not an ordinary man. 56% stated Jesus was God among men. 27% felt Jesus was only human but divinely called. 9% stated Jesus was divine because he embodied the best of humanity. I find it puzzling that 77% of Americans identify themselves to be Christians, but only 42% of people polled recognize Him as being God.
4th Sunday in Advent 12/20/2015 4th Sunday in Advent 2015 Philippians 4:4-6, 7-9 “Anxiety” I read the biography of a man named Arthur Somers Roche, who was a man of many parts, so to speak. Born in England, in 1883, he came to America became an attorney, then a captain in the US Army Intelligence Division during WWI. Growing bored with law, he turned to journalism and became a prolific writer. In his short life of only 51 years, he wrote twenty-three novels, scores of short stories and worked on two plays. Roche would
4th Sunday in Advent 2015 Philippians 4:4-6, 7-9 “Anxiety” I read the biography of a man named Arthur Somers Roche, who was a man of many parts, so to speak. Born in England, in 1883, he came to America became an attorney, then a captain in the US Army Intelligence Division during WWI. Growing bored with law, he turned to journalism and became a prolific writer. In his short life of only 51 years, he wrote twenty-three novels, scores of short stories and worked on two plays. Roche would
