Rev. Zach

First Presbyterian – Lafayette, Louisiana March 11, 2012 – Lent (3B) Exodus 20:1-20 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 John 2:13-25 Have you ever noticed that there are certain words and phrases that mean different things over the years? Take the phrase “selling out” for example. A generation or so ago it referred to scarcity, and - depending whether you benefited from it or not - it could be good or bad. Either way, things used to be less disposable, and because of that you either worked harder to maintain what you had or you figured out how to do without. Many people still live that way, but most of us act as though there is no end to the supply. To some extent that is true. Globalization has provided many opportunities, not the least of which being the idea that labor or products can always be found cheaper somewhere - except when it can’t. The truth is that no one’s hands are clean in the chain of supply and demand, and the best we can do is to become as aware as possible of th...