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The woman who anointed Jesus that day in Bethany did so out of love for her Savior. While I cannot prove such a thing, one might imagine that, inspired by the Holy Spirit, she understood what Jesus had already preached about His death and resurrection. This woman loved her Savior so much that she was willing to sacrifice a day’s wages to honor his impending death.

The increase global connectedness as a result of the ongoing advance of technologies from the internet to instant banking via debit cards has also created a new category of crime unprecedented in history. Identity theft, enabled by the modern proliferation of personal information possessed by a variety of entities and the ubiquitous availability of technology, is one of the fastest growing non-violent crimes in the world. This reality is evidenced by recent large-scale thefts of personal information from banks, credit card companies, and government agencies.