I had never noticed it before. I recently paid a visit to a medical doctor\u2019s office. When he entered the exam room, he greeted me with, \u201cDr. Crawford! What\u2019s up with you today?\u201d Hmmm! A Dr. greeting another Dr. Several years ago, we spent a few days with a missionary family in another country. After hearing her parents refer to me numerous times as Dr. Dan, their little girl asked, \u201cAre you really a doctor?\u201d Embarrassed, the parents assured her that I was. To which she replied, \u201cWell, I have this pain in my arm . . .\u201d No, I\u2019m not the kind of doctor that can do you any good with your physical ailments, other than praying for you. So, what\u2019s all this talk about Dr. degrees and not wanting America\u2019s future first-lady, Jill Biden to be called Dr. Biden, because she is not a medical doctor? If a person has participated in the seminars, written the papers, done the research, performed the project, written the dissertation or project report, paid their money, and successfully endured the oral exam, all with a fully accreted institution of higher learning, they have earned the right to use the title Dr. Personally, it matters little to me if you call me Dan, Bro. Dan, Dr. Dan, Bro. Crawford, Rev. Crawford, Dr. Crawford, Professor Crawford, Pastor Dan, Dad or Bawpaw (limited to grandkids). All of those titles were given, granted or earned, and I answer to all of them. Actually, as long as I\u2019m \u201ccalled\u201d by God\u2019s name (2 Chronicles 7:14), you can take your pick of the titles. Come to think of it, when God calls, no title is needed. To each his own, but if you\u2019ve received a title, you can use it, regardless of the opinion of a few jealous journalists. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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