November 7th, 2012, the day after… Voting in America has happened once again, and I have been more involved in it than ever before. No, I didn’t march with banners or knock on neighborhood doors to encourage people to agree with me, I did something that’s apparently becoming rare – I was on the front …
Scapegoat!
“Must I be the scapegoat for the damages to your community, real and perceived, because of my heritage?” The previous article, ‘Prejudiced?‘, addresses my honest disagreement with the theory that everyone is prejudiced. We do not all pre-judge negatively without evidence. I do concede that we all automatically assesses new situations, people, and substances on …
Prejudiced?
“Everyone is prejudiced, whether they know it or not.” I’ve heard this statement several times lately, from sources I respect and others I don’t. After careful consideration and personal evaluation, I still disagree. Because I respect some of the people who buy into this absolute notion, I wonder if the matter might not come down …
How many Deaf People are Christians??
Not enough. In the US, statistics suggest about 2%. This world of people that live and work among the hearing majority in every country is currently under-reached with the gospel of Christ. They do not overhear conversations among others, radio and uncaptioned television broadcasts, or random bits of news and debate. They do not, in …
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.