Category: Blog

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Being in Church

Years ago I had a page-a-day calendar that featured each day a quote from some semi-famous person or another.  I can’t remember to whom this

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Should You Know Your History?

Originating around 1830 and maintaining popularity for decades, the minstrel show used blackface comedy to entertain white Americans. Minstrel shows were enormously popular, particularly among

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Kind and Dutiful

Refugees. It’s a term that strikes fear in the hearts of some, and compassion in the hearts of others. After World War II, the United

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Combating Correction Fatigue

I call it correction fatigue. Correction fatigue strikes when you are in the middle of grading students’ papers and you come to a paper that

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Buffalo Chip

  A full rack of ribs, with beans and slaw, will cost you twenty bucks at Buffalo Chip Saloon and Bar, Cave Creek, AZ. Sounds

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Pride and Delight and Joy

Whenever I read biographies of writers (which, given my job as an English professor, is probably more often than the national average), I’m always interested

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Where the Bodies are Buried

Long term pastorates are often recognized and celebrated for the depth of relationships, the continuity and trust that develop over the years. Having served nearly

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