We are The Rich

In America, the top 1% earn more than $380,000 per year. We are, however, among the richest nations on Earth. How much do you need to earn to be among the top 1% of the world?

$34,000.

That was the finding World Bank economist Branko Milanovic presented in his 2010 book The Haves and the Have-Nots. Going down the distribution ladder may be just as surprising. To be in the top half of the globe, you need to earn just $1,225 a year. For the top 20%, it's $5,000 per year. Enter the top 10% with $12,000 a year. To be included in the top 0.1% requires an annual income of $70,000.

From:

Attention, Protestors: You're Probably Part of the 1%

By Morgan Housel | Motley Fool – Fri, Oct 28, 2011

Radical Quotes

Every Christian needs to read Radical

Quotes from:

Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream by David Platt

Everything in all creation responds in obedience to the Creator . . . until we get to you and me.

We have the audacity to look God in the face and say, "No."

Where in the Bible is missions ever identified as an optional program in the church?

Jesus Himself has not merely called us to go to all nations; he has created us and commanded us to go to all nations.

God has designed our lives for a collision course with the world.

Blogging Books - yours, mine, ours

I encourage every American to read Hitler's Cross by Erwin W Lutzer.

Could something similar happen in the USA or your country?

Back cover: Hitler rejoiced that the Swastika was openly displayed in churches throughout Germany. Confused at first by their responsibilities, then deceived by their pride, many church leaders capitulated to the wave of nationalism that swept the Cross of Jesus Christ from its rightful place. Others did not - and paid the ultimate price for upholding the truth.

An excerpt:

In 1935 prayers ceased to be obligatory in schools; religious instruction was not yet exactly prohibited, but it was limited to those who had been licensed by the state. Thus the dogmas of Nazism were substituted for the doctrines of the Bible The schools taught their subjects through the eyes of the regime.

Since Germans had for centuries celebrated Christmas and Easter, Hitler had to reinterpret their meaning. Christmas was turned into a totally pagan festival; in fact, at least for the SS troops its date was changed to December 21, the date for winter solstice. Carols and Nativity plays were banned from the schools in 1938, and even the name Christmas was changed to "Yuletide." Crucifixes were eliminated from classrooms, and Easter was turned into a holiday that heralded the arrival of spring.