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1. A Lifelong Career

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Steve Farrar

Over one hundred years ago, G.K. Chesterton asked: "Can anyone tell me two things more vital to the race than these; what man shall marry what woman, and what shall be the first things taught to their first child?" Chesterton goes on to comment that: "the daily operations surrounded her with very young children, who needed to be taught not so much anything but everything. Babies need not to be ta...

2. Day Care Dilemma

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Steve Farrar

Day care during infancy is associated with "deviations" in the expected course of emotional development. Infants placed in twenty or more hours of day care per week avoid their mothers and are insecurely attached; some have attachment problems with both mothers and fathers. Children placed in day care receive less adult attention, communicate less, receive and display less affection, are more aggr...

3. Giving Away the Nail

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Steve Farrar

An old parable told by a Haitian pastor makes the point. A certain man wanted to sell his house for two thousand dollars. Another man wanted to buy it very badly, but he was a poor man and didn’t have the full price. After much bargaining, the owner agreed to sell the house to the man for one thousand dollars. But the reduced price came with a stipulation. The owner would sell the house, but he w...

4. He With the Most Toys

Matthew 16:26

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Steve Farrar

Christopher Winans, in his book, Malcolm Forbes: The Man Who Had Everything, tells of a motorcycle tour that Forbes took through Egypt in 1984 with his Capitalist Tool motorcycle team. After viewing the staggering burial tomb of King Tut, Forbes seemed to be in a reflective mood. As they were returning to the hotel in a shuttle bus, Forbes turned to one of his associates and asked with all sincer...

5. Materialism: Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep

1 Timothy 6:3-10

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Steve Farrar

Now I lay me down to sleep I pray my Cuisinart to keep I pray my stocks are on the rise And that my analyst is wise That all the wine I sip is white And that my hot tub's watertight That racquetball won't get too tough That all my sushi's fresh enough I pray my cordless phone still works That my career won't lose its perks My microwave won't radiate My condo won't depreciate I pray my health club ...

6. Watch the Borders

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Steve Farrar

J. Edgar Hoover ran the FBI many years ago. As a result, almost all of his subordinates were on the lookout for ways to impress their powerful boss. A young FBI man was put in charge of the FBI's supply department. In an effort to cut some costs and impress his boss, he reduced the size of the office memo paper. One of the new memo sheets soon ended up on Hoover's desk. Hoover took one look at it,...

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1. A Lifelong Career

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Steve Farrar

2. Day Care Dilemma

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Steve Farrar

3. Giving Away the Nail

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Steve Farrar

4. He With the Most Toys

Matthew 16:26

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Steve Farrar

5. Materialism: Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep

1 Timothy 6:3-10

Illustration

Steve Farrar

6. Watch the Borders

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Steve Farrar

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