Topics:<\/b> Humanity; Significance; Worth<\/p>\n
References:<\/b> Job 7:17; John 3:16; Romans 8:31\u201332<\/p>\n
Many years ago, I purchased a Christmas plate for my wife, Judy. The price was $21.95. It was the first Christmas plate produced by Hummel in Germany, and the store clerk assured me it would increase in value.<\/p>\n
Recently Judy and I attended an auction and were surprised to see a Hummel Christmas plate just like ours being sold for more than $1,000. What was it about the plate that caused this remarkable growth in value? Its substance had not changed; it was not more beautiful, nor had it changed in size. But it was in greater demand. The original mold had been broken. Now only a limited number of plates were available, with no opportunity for replacement. All of these factors had contributed to an increased value.<\/p>\n
So it is with us: there is only one mold per person and no opportunity for replacement.<\/p>\n
\u2014C. William Pollard, The Soul of the Firm<\/i> (Zondervan, 2000)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Topics: Humanity; Significance; Worth References: Job 7:17; John 3:16; Romans 8:31\u201332 Many years ago, I purchased a Christmas plate for my wife, Judy. The price was $21.95. It was the first Christmas plate produced by Hummel in Germany, and the store clerk assured me it would increase in value. Recently Judy and I attended an … Continue reading “BREAKING
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