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Iced Coffee recipe….Ramey-style
Try this, folks. It’s seriously AWESOME. And really, really EASY. Measure 3 standard cups of cold, fresh water (24oz) into your coffeepot and put 1 cup of ground coffee in the bucket (8 dry oz, measured). Brew. Or follow any method you prefer, just make sure it’s 3x stronger than usual. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan stir together about 1/2 cup…
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A few thoughts on Immigration Reform and the Gospel
Illegal immigration and immigration policy in general are back on the radar thanks to the controversial Arizona immigration law. This multifaceted issue lies beyond the scope of my experience or wisdom to solve. A few thoughts have been brewing though: The Old Testament is loaded with references to “the alien” and “the stranger.” According to…
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Dress Like You Mean It, Part 1
Taken me a while to get back to this… but here’s a bit of thinking to keep everyone busy till I get back from England I was stunned by the volume, clarity, and quality of comments my “preamble” post generated on the Facebook version of this conversation. I recommend checking them out before you keep reading…. because…
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Dress Like You Mean It: Part 0.5
Topic: Dress codes at Christian schools Standard disclaimers apply. The dress code question seems to be a Lose-Lose situation for nearly everyone involved: Students, nearly by definition, balk at restrictions of any kind on their free exercise of choice. Mix in a little adolescence and you’ve got a battle royale all ready to burst forth into an…
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Dress Like You Mean It: Part 0
This is the first post in a series about the idea of dress codes. Figured I’d might as well warn you up-front. Disclaimers: I’m writing as a Christian about Christians doing Christian-y things like education. If you aren’t in that situation but want to comment anyway, feel free. But I’m not going to dialogue with…
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