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A Crash Course in Lingo

Months ago when my wife was helping one of her patients (let’s call her Sarah), Sarah said, “Those are my peoples.” My lovely wife, in somewhat of a frantic response said, “What?” Sarah said, “You know, my family.” Somewhat down…

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Ministering to the middle classes

A little while ago, a friend wrote an article entitled “My Ministry is Harder Than Yours (and Other Lies We Tell).” The author, Mez McConnell, is a pastor in Edinburgh and one of the architects of 20schemes, a ministry seeking…

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Is This Possible?

Here, signs above the water fountains said, “For Colored Only.” Certain parks, restaurants, and swimming pools prohibited all but its white guests. Distant past? No. As recently as 1960, ethnic integration on public transportation was still questionable.  Home to the…

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Saturday conferences

I detest Saturday conferences. I mean it; there are few things worse than slogging your guts out all week and getting to Friday and the horrible realisation dawns on you that you booked into that conference 4 months ago. You know…