Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Underground Slavery

A must-read for today, from Christianity Today:
Seven years ago, Sandy Shepherd got an unexpected phone call as she headed to her daughter's high school musical rehearsal. A mother of three, living in affluent Colleyville near Fort Worth, she was already beginning to imagine life as an empty nester. She wasn't thinking about changing the world.
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On the line was Deacon Neel Choate from her church, First Baptist. He told her that the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) had just picked up seven Zambian boys—all part of a touring choir they both knew. First Baptist had hosted the choir previously. Choate said the boys needed a place to stay or they would spend the night in jail.

Could she house all seven overnight?

Shepherd took a deep breath. For two years, Shepherd had passionately supported this choir, utterly unaware that she and her church were being duped.

Ash Wednesday


Ash Wednesday
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"For thousands of years, Christians of many traditions have observed Ash Wednesday as the beginning of Lent, the 40 days leading up to Easter - the day Jesus conquered sin and death." - dvgphoto

In honor of Huldrych Zwingli's opposition to fasting, a Texas sausage roast was held at lunch time on the seminary quad. Yum!