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Shawn Wasson

Dr. Shawn Wasson is senior pastor of Bethany Baptist Church.

What we can learn from St. Patrick

Saturday, March 14, 2020 ~ Updated 7:44 PM

St. Patrick's Day was always a big deal for my family. My wife and I were on a vacation and met a young lady from Ireland. I asked her if she was aware of how multitudes of Americans claim to be Irish. She exclaimed, "If you are Irish, where are you from?" In other words, if you cannot name the location in Ireland where your family is from, you are not Irish. I guess she has a point. I just nodded in agreement and decided not to tell her of my Irishness.

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