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I want to talk about a loss that I experienced but also that the entire world experienced this

past week John Perkins died and I can't believe it and when I that, I don't mean that his death was a shock.

He was in his 90s. And for many years, he was struggling with health concerns. I also don't mean

what we typically mean when we say that someone we love and respect has died. I just can't believe

that he's gone. I can't believe that he's gone. I can't believe

that she's gone. I mean, I think we've all experienced that. I still sometimes will try to hit

that favorites phone number to call my dad and in that little nanosecond realize, wait, he's gone,

he died six years ago and you just think, wow, I can't believe that. Sometimes that's what we

mean, but that's not what I mean. I mean, what I can't believe is not that John Perkins has died.

I can't believe that we were alive at the same time. And I think that's because John Perkins seemed

too large for this age. He seemed to be somebody we should

read about in history books. And if you're not familiar with John Perkins, he really need to read

his writings. He's a leader in going back to our home state of Mississippi, starting community development, speaking about

issues of the gospel and racial justice long, long, long before anybody else and then actually

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