the haves and the have nots, the blue bloods and the red necks, the gilded lilies and crabgrass.
Isn't it amazing that, across the board, actors and actresses, writers of film/television, BBC, Hollywood
and New York, if tossed up into the air would land on the Liberal side of political map?
Actors and actresses (and writers and producers and...) have ability, beauty, strength...and soon learn to depend on them to make it through life.
I'm going to use the sisters of Downton (shown above) as an example. Each actress is beautiful, and all three do a good job acting on the show. It would be easy for them to fall into the idea that their beauty will carry them through life, as it opened the doors of the Abbey to them.
But money and power and talent and 'stardom' (and youth and beauty) are more transient than sunbeams.
Here's why it is so rare to find Christians/Conservatives in the land of media make believe:
we rely on God. We do not trust in our flesh, our abilities, our strengths to make it through, but are totally
dependent on God.
What this world finds important and idolizes is 180 degrees away from God. Media perpetuates the idea that image CAN trump reality. In the end, when Christ returns and sets this world right, His Reality which has been the only reality since He Created us will be the all in all in all. And all false worship of the things which this world holds dear will crumble to ashes.
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The disproportionate share of wealth mentioned in the title belongs to those who belong to God. Those that are rich in this world, who think that they have it all, are actually paupers.
WE are actually the whatever percent who own everything, not because of our abilities or beauty or talents...but because we are co-heirs with Christ, Who does own it all.
If that seems unfair...it is. We did nothing to deserve any of the gifts which God has given us. Seek God and pray that He will find you, and you can be on the triumphant side.
That is how selfish Christians are: we want you to join us and for you to share in the riches of His Kingdom.
Go to one of your idols, go to your Tom Cruise or Steven Spielberg and tell them to share their wealth. All you will get is escorted from their presence.
Here am I again-I added my other blog to the blog roll here, and verse vici.
It will be the same old Dougstuff, just belt and suspenders action and reaction.
What do you think of the parable of the talents (Lk. 19:12-28)?
Hi Lu-I think the parable is very nice. Is that what you meant? kidding.
The talents, or minas in my translation are a little bit of wealth-it would be like my boss handing me a thousand dollars, saying, "Invest this. Make it grow."
The first slave doubled his masters money.
The second slave doubled his masters money.
The third slave failed to invest, and then was dumb enough to call his masters character into question.
I think that the moral to the story is: do what you can with what God gives you.
Honor God. Don't be a bad slave.
If the word slave troubles you, almost every New Testament use of the word 'servant'
should actually be translated slave. Paul called himself the bond-slave of Christ.
I have no problem with the word in the Biblical context.
So when actors use their talents as best they can, why is that bad?
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