There’s a protocol for real clowns – once assembled as the clown, the human person isn’t to be found. There are people who dress up for masquerade balls or beggar’s night, and the differences are easy for real clowns to spot. Christians also come in two varieties… the real ones, and those who are dressed up.
Mid-life dream chaser, missionary in training, practicing author, tiny house groupie, and opinion smorgasbord.
Deaf Ministry Considerations
I have yet to assemble what could be called a ‘white paper’ on deaf ministry, but here are a few key points.
Death of Pretty
I didn’t write this – and I certainly can’t improve upon it, but it’s more than worth sharing, and so I shall. The Death of Pretty It’s an article in the National Catholic Register, but has nothing to do with Catholicism. It’s a discussion on the difference between “pretty” and “hot”, and our culture’s unfortunate …
Letting Go
A little confidence and an encouraging supervisor went a long way as I built a database supported forms system. The next 20 years brought a time of learning, both technically and politically, but I wasn’t learning the important lessons well enough.
Child of the Dark
In many countries, the city dump serves not only as a place for discarded food and material goods, but discarded people as well – in Brazil, it is referred to as a favela, and Carolina was one of several people who called it home.