I began my meditations here. Some further thoughts as I keep working my way through this classic piece.
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Further notes on “Letter from Birmingham jail”
I am working my way through the letter Dr. King wrote in 1963 and started HERE. More notes from my walk through the letter this year.
Meditation on “Letter from Birmingham Jail”
MLK Day is coming next Monday and my yearly tradition has been to read his “Letter from Birmingham Jail” because it speaks so powerfully to me, a white moderate. This year I want to “get in the kitchen” to so speak and share my notes here as I read through this letter again this year.
The Great Dissenter
A few years ago when I was teaching American History and in a section on the Supreme Court and “famous cases” I actually read the dissent of John Marshall Harlan in the case of “Plessy vs. Ferguson.” One man dissented in a time when the Supreme Court routinely upheld Jim Crow laws on a unanimousContinue reading “The Great Dissenter”
The systems we still deal with and refuse to acknowledge
Derek Chauvin, the former police officer convicted of the murder of George Floyd, agreed to a guilty plea this week on civil rights charges from the federal government. He is admitting he violated George Floyd’s civil rights on the night he killed Floyd.
Why do we need to embarrass people of color?
White supremacy thrives in the darkness. It thrives in a sealed chamber where only those who think they can get away with something act in a way that is below human. Until a video gets leaked.
Understand the system
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Engaging the New Jim Crow
I KNOW WHY THE WHITE CHRISTIAN NATIONALISTS ARE STILL “CROWING” ABOUT CRT. They are wanting to regain the foothold of fear. They need legislatures and school boards to re-engage in new Jim Crow laws and tactics. THEY WANT FEAR. Where are we, as white believers? Black Christians are backed out. It’s not THEIR FAULT. ItContinue reading “Engaging the New Jim Crow”
Stop telling lies
“I’m going to tell you just like it is… There’s so much hypocrisy in this society and if we want America to be a free society, we have to stop telling lies.” — Fannie Lou Hamer It would be good for us, in our day, to call out the false fear surrounding CRT. Robert PContinue reading “Stop telling lies”
Myth busting my evangelical life
I’ve spent quite a bit of time on the road the last couple of weeks, so that has meant a lot of audiobooks and podcasts. Three podcasts I listened to recently highlight the continual demythologizing going on in my life.
Apprentice 2 Jesus 