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The Meaning of Scouts
I think I’ve been watching too much The Newsroom. We recently had a promotion ceremony and The Fellas advanced to their next Scouting rank. As part of the event, they asked Dads who had been Scouts to talk a little about their scouting experience in their youth. Their hustling me to get involved on the […]
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Wow, that’s a pretty good job…
Dr. Tewell at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian was charismatic and demanding. He didn’t suffer the Sunday-only Presbyterian who ignored their duties of officium et pecuniae (service and donation), and so FAPC had a very active volunteer team. It wasn’t unusual for Dr. T to finish service with “we’re not leaving here until I have two more […]