We encounter regression to the mean almost every day of our lives. We should try to anticipate it, recognize it, and not be fooled by it.

Gary Smith
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  1. It is true that the church must be in many places and with many people, but it is the poor who will reveal to the church–dramatically and poignantly–the nature of its heart and mission.
  2. We encounter regression to the mean almost every day of our lives. We should try to anticipate it, recognize it, and not be fooled by it.
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