In Luke 12:16-21 Jesus taught the Parable of the Rich Fool. Ironically, he looked smart: he was able to accumulate wealth and succeed as a farmer and businessman. Read or listen to this chapter from Your Finances God’s Way to learn why the rich man was a fool: https://www.scottlapierre.org/learning-from-the-parable-of-the-rich-fool/
"Malcolm Forbes was an American entrepreneur who is most well-known as the publisher of Forbes magazine. He’s also remembered for several sayings, and one that he said repeatedly is “He who has the most toys wins.” Just as you would expect from someone who said this, he lived an extravagant, flamboyant lifestyle. He spent millions (or perhaps billions) on parties, traveling, his collection of yachts, aircraft, art, motorcycles, castles, hot-air balloons, and Fabergé eggs, some of which cost over one million dollars each.
When I was growing up, there was a popular line of clothing called No Fear. They had one shirt that corrected Malcom’s quote: “He who dies with the most toys still dies.” The people working for the secular clothing company were considerably more biblical than Mr. Forbes. They recognized that regardless of how much a man has, he can’t “add a single hour to his span of life,” as Jesus said (Matthew 6:27 ESV). The No Fear clothing company also recognized we can’t take any of our toys, or possessions, with us, because if we could, then the one who died with the most toys would be the winner.
The man in the parable of the rich fool seems like the Malcolm Forbes of the Bible. He lived only for this life..."
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Peter wept, Judas died—but what made the difference between repentance and regret? Explore the powerful contrast between Peter and Judas, understanding how godly grief leads to repentance and salvation, while worldly grief leads to death.
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My father, John, passed away from Alzheimer’s, as did his father, Arnold. Months ago, I learned that my uncle has Alzheimer’s, and today I learned that my aunt does too. The message fittingly read: “This disease is so prevalent on the LaPierre side of the family,” and then, because of the years with my dad, “Scott, if you have any words of advice or things to help us, we would appreciate it.”
As I prepared the advice, it turned out to be much longer than I anticipated. I thought that if it could help the family members I share with, I should put it on my blog to hopefully help others who have to walk through this disease with a loved one. So here are the seven pieces of advice I have for loved ones with Alzheimer’s.
