Month: August 2019
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White Supremacy and the Importance of the Accuracy of Meaning.
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM We went to the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum yesterday. An institution and monument of statewide lament. My family, on my father’s side, is from Mississippi. It is 400 years since black people were brought here to America as slaves. One of the things the museum helps you to realize is that…
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BE EAGER TO REMEMBER THE POOR
REFLECTIONS ON TYPICAL PCA CHURCH AND PASTOR DECISIONS CONCERNING A CONGREGATIONAL MINISTRY OF MERCY. (I am making a distinction here between typical congregations as opposed to those within the New City Network.) 1. Most church planters and pastors see mercy ministry as optional, and not a necessity as a church ministry. 2. Many church planters…
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QUESTIONS FOR A CROSS CULTURAL CHURCH PLANTER
Questions to ask a young white church planter who wants to do a cross-cultural church plant; some of these apply to People of Color as well. WHY? 1. Why are you doing this, or attempting to do it? What has motivated you to do what can be a very difficult work? FRIENDS? 2. Do you…
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FOLLOWING THE DOTS…
FOLLOWING THE DOTS… I don’t know if President Trump is able to follow the dots from hateful to hatred. If he doesn’t want hate in the country he should stop being so hateful. I am afraid demons have been unleashed in our country. These are demons of deception, lying, and delusion. Demons of hatred, violence,…