The Rich Aren't Like You and Me

January 7, 2009 11:15 AM | permalink | comments: 0

Adolf Merckle, a German billionaire, committed suicide by placing himself in front of a train. He had been the 44th richest person in the world, but the economic crisis knocked him to 94th. His fortune had declined from $12.8 billion to a paltry $9.2 billion.

It was too much to take.

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Steve DennieCareer-wise, I've been hanging around and writing about and cheering on churches and pastors for the past 25 years as my denomination's Communications Director.
I write primarily for my own amusement. If anyone wants to eavesdrop, they're welcome to it. My heartbeat is serving God faithfully through the local church. But my posts repeatedly stray into sports, politics, movies, and other nonsense.
I've been blogging since 2004, and it's been fun. Please understand that, though I work for the United Brethren in Christ denomination, the nonsense I spew out here comes from my own semi-functional brain in a totally personal, non-official capacity. Yes, that's a disclaimer.

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