Emphasis Preaching Journal
A 2006 Barna Group poll found...
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A 2006 Barna Group poll found that Americans have a good opinion of themselves. Nearly every American polled (97%) said they were good citizens, and 90% said they were generous. The last decade has surely not eroded our high estimate of ourselves. We feel about ourselves like the laborers who had worked all day and like them we probably feel we deserve more than others. The parable does what it can to erode such insidious self-esteem. About the day-long laborers (and we hard-working, "decent" Americans) Martin Luther writes:
