Contributed by Alan Tison on Jul 9, 2007
                    
                
                
                    Most people believe joy comes from the things they own. In reality, things can steal our joy quickly.
Paul understood how things could steal our joy, that is why he gave us two admonitions to keep us from the snare of materialism. Each of these admonitio
                
                    
                        Our culture is trapped in a disease for the desire of things, and we are not sure what to do about it. Consider the following facts…
Gambling
	60 % of adult Americans gambled in the last 12 months
	20 years ago, two states had legalized gambling, while 48 states outlawed 	gambling – today 48 states
                        
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