PDF-(EBOOK)-God and Mammon: Chronicles of American Money

Awardwinning essayist Lance Morrow writes about the partnership of God and Mammon in the New Worldabout the ways in which Americans have made money and lost money and about how they have thought and obsessed about this peculiarly American subject Fascinated by the tracings of theology in the ways of American money Morrow sees a reconciliation of God and Mammon in the working out of the American DreamThis sharpeyed essay reflects upon American money in a series of individual life stories including his own Morrow writes about what he calls the emotions of money which he follows from the catastrophe of the Great Depression to the era of Bill Gates Oprah Winfrey and Donald Trump He considers moneys dual characterfunctioning both as a hard substantial reality and as a highly subjective force and shapeshifter a sort of dream Is money the root of all evil Or is it the source of much good Americans have struggled with the problem of how to square the countrys money and power with its aspiration to virtueMorrow pursues these themes as they unfold in the lives of Americans both famous and obscure Here is Thomas Jefferson the luminous Founder who died broke his fortune in ruin his estate and slaves at Monticello to be sold to pay his debts Here are the Brown brothers of Providence Rhode Island members of the family that founded Brown University John Brown was in the slave trade while his brother Moses was an ardent abolitionist With race in America a powerful subtheme throughout the book Morrow considers Booker T Washington who with a cunning that sometimes went unappreciated among his own people recognized money as the key to full American citizenship God and Mammon is a masterly weaving of Americas money myths from the nations beginnings to the present. PLEASES . GOD . II. But . without faith it is impossible to please Him, . for . he who comes to God must believe that He is, . and . that He is a . rewarder. of those who diligently seek . Him.. Hebrews 11:6. What do you know already?. What do you want to learn about the book today?. T. EMPLE. The Wedding at Cana. He . Qi. (1998). The Wedding at Cana. Paulo Veronese (1563). Who do you think chose to include this event? The author of Kings or Chronicles? Why? Why didn’t the other author?. people; but . you’re not a disappointment. .. 2 . Chronicles 14:1–2 . Abijah. slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David. And . Asa. his son reigned in his place. In his days the . Luke 16:11. [By Ron . Halbrook. ]. 2. Luke 16:11 . If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?. The Peacemaker. Jehoshaphat. A Good King. 1 Kings 22:42-43a. Two Character Flaws. 1 Kings 22:43b – Some high places remained. 1 Kings 22:44 – Ill-advised peace. Ill-advised Peace?. These were fellow Israelites!. rd. generation of faith is usually the most (. at risk. ).. 2 Chronicles 30:6. At the king’s command, couriers went throughout Israel and Judah with letters from the king and from his officials, which read:. to the Temple. 1 Chronicles 29:1-9. 16 . Do you not know that . you are . God’s temple. . and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? . 17 . If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him. For God’s temple is holy, and . 1 Timothy 6:17-19. 17. . As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty . of. riches. , but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. . The books of 1 and 2 Chronicles contain a history of the Lord’s people from the time of Adam to the time of King Cyrus and present much of the same history as 1 and 2 Kings.. Gen. 46-50 .. And these plates of brass, which contain these engravings, which have the records of the holy scriptures upon them, which have the genealogy of our forefathers, even from the beginning. —. Alma 37:3. Author & Date. Author unknown. 400 B.C. or a little after. 1 Chronicles. Structure. Chapters 1-9: Genealogy. Chapters 10-29: David. Chapters 10-12: Rise to power. Chapters 13-16: Transporting ark. “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”. . (Matthew 6:24). Regularly. - . First day of the . week I Corinthians 16:1-2. Individually. . - I . Corinthians . 16:1-2 . ". As God hath . prospered” . I Corinthians 16:2. Purposefully, not haphazardly . Lessons It’s All About the Money, Money, Money Deciding On A College 101 Deciding On A College 202 You Want Me To Go Where? Some More About the Money Homework What better way to combat these stereotypes than working your way through school at a public university, graduating with