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Christmas at DPAC, Day One

“Behold.” It was a declaration given by the angels, a command obeyed by the shepherds, and a lifestyle observed by Mary and Joseph. Behold is what we did on Tuesday night, as we realized that...

Service Means Sacrifice

As I type, it’s the night before our third annual Christmas at DPAC services. For the next two days we’ll host five capacity crowds in downtown Durham. Between all of the set up, tear down,...

Hospitality on Parade

  This is a tale of two traditions. Tradition #1 is the Bahama Christmas Parade. For you non-Durhamites, that’s not “ba-HAH-ma,” as in the Caribbean over-commercialized islands, but “ba-HAY-muh,” as in a small community on...

Flashback Friday: Moses, ‘Mandments, & Toenail Polish

Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you!   If you tuned in last week, you know that Advent has come to...

Thursday Three For All

It’s Thursday, kiddies: the day when I roll out a few things I’ve been reading over the past week. Three of ‘em, to be exact. Enjoy. (Remember: click on the bold print to read the entire...

Rescued.

A year ago today, I wrote a post titled Whatever It Takes: A Love Story. It was the account of my dear friends Ryan and Morgan, and their ongoing quest to bring their adopted son Charlie home from Africa....

The Reason Our Volunteers Disengage

I’m a few chapters in to Simon Sinek’s latest book, Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t. It’s a great summary of how the best organizations are defined by a sense of safety...

Flashback Friday: A Tree Grows in Durham

Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you!   Meticulous research has shown me that there are two kinds of people...

Thursday Three For All

It’s Thursday, kiddies: the day when I roll out a few things I’ve been reading over the past week. Three of ‘em, to be exact. Enjoy. (Remember: click on the bold print to read the entire...

Traffic Stops & Big Hearted Cops

This is normally the type of fodder I’d save for Thursday Three For All, but this is too good not to share r’at now. The Lowell, Michigan police department decided to throw a wrench into their typical...

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