I found the disconnect to be disturbingly apparent as I listened to the pastor of this church announced from the pulpit this past week that he did not live lavishly, after purchasing a home for $389,900 (2013) this past fall, with the median average house value in Washington County being $129,600 (2012) and the average new home construction being $180,100 (2009). Sure it is not Beverly Hills, but it is a whole lot nicer than most of the people in that church could ever afford, especially when all but one of your children has moved out. \r
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It is easy to live lavishly and not hold yourself to the same standards of those you you lead when you hide behind the falsely applied verse: """"Do not touch My anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm.""\r
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