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Folly in the Church

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I am not King Solomon; I don’t even come close to a 1% of his stature or wisdom, but let me state my case anyway.   In my observation, I see that there is a folly going on in the church, and lest I be found to be simply judgmental, let me convey my message in its raw form, and you be the judge – as to whether I am right to call it folly, or not.   There is one who almost always without fail able to stand up at any part of the worship service, except on one part, which is of much importance to the church growth and expansion – giving of tithe and offering. Isn’t that a folly?   We see many young children growing up so fast, that they are already getting mature and nubile, and all the other kids are following right behind in their maturity, both physical and spiritual.   But, on the other side of the balance, there are those going right into middle age, getting near or past 40, and they still think that they...

Hunt for Movers

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Today, I was asking friends of contact #s for the movers that they engaged when they moved house.   I got a few names and numbers, and when I started canvassing, I found that the price of the service of the different companies are almost the same; that would include the haulers (2 men up).   There’s one who charges $150 for the truck, and for each hauler, $50; at least 2 would be needed. Another charges for $250/trip. Then there’s the other mover who charges $300/trip, with succeeding trips on a pro-rated charge, full will be $300, halfload truck = $150, and so on. This group charges an additional $25 for the up/down movement if you are not on the lift level. Not sure if that is per storey. At most, you’d be paying $75 more.   At the end of the list, there is a hare-lipped lady who would seem to be the best deal, but the price, I still don’t know. She’d be dropping by at our place today lunchtime to see t...