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[fezzik]

Just thought I'd drop ya'll a link to the White Wing Online. I have an article in there for August.

It's entitled "The Price of a Hotdog"

Very well done. I agree with you...you can not put a price on the soul of any individual.

[one love]

good article! Rossville? hmmmm did you know Brother and Sister Harris by chance?

Do they have real names, or is his given name "Brother Harris"?
(Sorry -- pet peeve of mine. I understand the tradition, I have just always been a real name/first name guy.)

I have no idea the first name PG old family friends that pastor in rossville now. So I say Brother Harris instead of I dont know Mr. Harris

[KBevangelist]

good article! Rossville? hmmmm did you know Brother and Sister Harris by chance?

I know of them and their son who went to camp with me for years.

KB

[Pastor Gary]

good article! Rossville? hmmmm did you know Brother and Sister Harris by chance?

Do they have real names, or is his given name "Brother Harris"?
(Sorry -- pet peeve of mine. I understand the tradition, I have just always been a real name/first name guy.)

I have no idea the first name PG old family friends that pastor in rossville now. So I say Brother Harris instead of I dont know Mr. Harris

I understand. It is just a thing of mine. To me, it is Christian distancing language. I have only one sister remaining alive, and because we are close, I call her "Chris." It wouldn't be more loving and intimate for me to call her "Sister Christine." So when people in Christian circles use "Brother Bob" and "Sister Susie" language, it always seems that, instead of expressing closeness and relationship, they are expressing formality and distance... but that's just me.

Most people call me "Gary." Works for me.

[DaJudge]

good article! Rossville? hmmmm did you know Brother and Sister Harris by chance?

Do they have real names, or is his given name "Brother Harris"?
(Sorry -- pet peeve of mine. I understand the tradition, I have just always been a real name/first name guy.)

I have no idea the first name PG old family friends that pastor in rossville now. So I say Brother Harris instead of I dont know Mr. Harris

I understand. It is just a thing of mine. To me, it is Christian distancing language. I have only one sister remaining alive, and because we are close, I call her "Chris." It wouldn't be more loving and intimate for me to call her "Sister Christine." So when people in Christian circles use "Brother Bob" and "Sister Susie" language, it always seems that, instead of expressing closeness and relationship, they are expressing formality and distance... but that's just me.

Most people call me "Gary." Works for me.

Or, it could be a term of respect coming from a younger person to an older person (as seems to be the case with one love). I won't let my kids call older church members by their first names, nor with I call the older folks by their first names.

[Poimen]

GermanShepherd,

Just curious -- what's the policy on non-COGOP minsters submitting articles?

[Pastor Gary]

Or, it could be a term of respect coming from a younger person to an older person (as seems to be the case with one love). I won't let my kids call older church members by their first names, nor with I call the older folks by their first names.

I know, and I would never embarrass anyone who chose to use "Brother Gary" or "Brother Langley" because different cultures enforce differing levels of honorifics. My Spanish-speaking members like to refer to me as "El Obispo" (the Bishop) and some call me "Uncle Gary" or "Pastor Gary" or just "Gary."

You are, I believe, from the south, where lids still say "Yes, Sir" and "Yes, Ma'am" in response to adults... here we are more likely to get "Yes" or "No" or even "Yeah" or "Nah."

[one love]

Or, it could be a term of respect coming from a younger person to an older person (as seems to be the case with one love). I won't let my kids call older church members by their first names, nor with I call the older folks by their first names.

I know, and I would never embarrass anyone who chose to use "Brother Gary" or "Brother Langley" because different cultures enforce differing levels of honorifics. My Spanish-speaking members like to refer to me as "El Obispo" (the Bishop) and some call me "Uncle Gary" or "Pastor Gary" or just "Gary."

You are, I believe, from the south, where lids still say "Yes, Sir" and "Yes, Ma'am" in response to adults... here we are more likely to get "Yes" or "No" or even "Yeah" or "Nah."

I would also reference you as Brother Gary out of respect But I understand what ya mean.

[Pastor Bill]

good article! Rossville? hmmmm did you know Brother and Sister Harris by chance?

Do they have real names, or is his given name "Brother Harris"?
(Sorry -- pet peeve of mine. I understand the tradition, I have just always been a real name/first name guy.)

I have no idea the first name PG old family friends that pastor in rossville now. So I say Brother Harris instead of I dont know Mr. Harris

I understand. It is just a thing of mine. To me, it is Christian distancing language. I have only one sister remaining alive, and because we are close, I call her "Chris." It wouldn't be more loving and intimate for me to call her "Sister Christine." So when people in Christian circles use "Brother Bob" and "Sister Susie" language, it always seems that, instead of expressing closeness and relationship, they are expressing formality and distance... but that's just me.

Most people call me "Gary." Works for me.

Hey now don't get rid of the brother/sister thing too quickly, it really helps those of us who are awful with names! My mind just goes blank on names sometimes, and the convenient "brother" or "sister" is a crutch that holds this failing mind up!

It's not personal, I can't get my kids names right either, I'll go through all of them before I hit the right one, I'm becoming my father! But I have a solution for that as well, I just call them all George. They look at me funny and say "My names not George" but at least it get's their attention!

[paul]

good article! Rossville? hmmmm did you know Brother and Sister Harris by chance?

Do they have real names, or is his given name "Brother Harris"?
(Sorry -- pet peeve of mine. I understand the tradition, I have just always been a real name/first name guy.)

I have no idea the first name PG old family friends that pastor in rossville now. So I say Brother Harris instead of I dont know Mr. Harris

I understand. It is just a thing of mine. To me, it is Christian distancing language. I have only one sister remaining alive, and because we are close, I call her "Chris." It wouldn't be more loving and intimate for me to call her "Sister Christine." So when people in Christian circles use "Brother Bob" and "Sister Susie" language, it always seems that, instead of expressing closeness and relationship, they are expressing formality and distance... but that's just me.

Most people call me "Gary." Works for me.

Hey now don't get rid of the brother/sister thing too quickly, it really helps those of us who are awful with names! My mind just goes blank on names sometimes, and the convenient "brother" or "sister" is a crutch that holds this failing mind up!

It's not personal, I can't get my kids names right either, I'll go through all of them before I hit the right one, I'm becoming my father! But I have a solution for that as well, I just call them all George. They look at me funny and say "My names not George" but at least it get's their attention!

I have to agree with PG here. I generally go only by my name.. Paul. I agree that we distance ourselves to much from others outside our christain circle.

When Pastoring my last church I prefered not to be called pastor. I personally see it as a function and not a title. Also I do not see it as disrespectful.

[Pastor Bill]

Don't get me wrong, I'm Bill to most everyone, and the ones that do call me Pastor Bill many know me from here, or indirectly from here and that is why.

I do use generally the title pastor or brother/sister when I am referring to someone from the pulpit or in a formal meeting just as a sign of respect, but I have to think to consciously do that, because we're not all about the titles either.