The 2010 drama film “The Social Network” portrayed many interesting features of Mark Zuckerberg’s development of his online creation. But they missed a big one: the name he chose for his baby ... new and fresh in the normal. Although we usually think of the traditional “Transfiguration” scene presented in the gospels (Luke 9:28ff; Matthew 17:2ff; Mark 9:2ff) as the source of all transfiguration imagery, Paul extends that concept in two different ways in this week’s epistle text. First, Paul “ ...
... the new challenges offered by real-life billionaires like the 26-year-old facebook creator and Time magazine’s 2010 “Person of the Year” who has pledged to give away at least half of his wealth in the next few years? What is more, Mark Zuckerberg is challenging his uber-wealthy peers to join him. But the “Billionaires Club” is not the source of real power and persuasion. The most momentous power is wielded by those who “don’t know what they are doing” — that is, those who are operating ...
... and his son Richard saw that the lucrative business of communications between individual industrial entrepreneurs and the US military was a potential goldmine. They made millions. Scratch that. Billions. Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Mark Zuckerberg saw that the micro-processing, personal computing, on-line networking possibilities made possible by personal computers would transform society. And they made millions. Scratch that. Billions. Scratch that. Trillions (at least collectively). But whether ...
... people on the planet are Justin Timberlake, Taylor Swift, and Katy Perry. None of them would be allowed into this club. It is not influence. Surveys show that the three most influential people of the 21st century were Steve Jobs, Oprah Winfrey, and Mark Zuckerberg – the founder of Facebook. None of them would be allowed into this club. The most exclusive club in the world only has five living members and there is only one qualification that will get you into this club – only one requirement. Guess what ...
