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Greed is not defined by what something costs it is measured by what it costs you. If anything costs you your faith or your family, the price is too high. Such is the point Jesus makes in the parable of the portfolio.

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Max Lucado
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: January 11
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San Angelo
Texas
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