One reason I believe the Lord led us to move from Minnesota to Alabama was to learn more, and somehow be involved with, reconciliation when it comes to racism. What I witnessed last night was something that wasn’t “new” or something I was on the “ground floor” as a movement.
Tag Archives: Racism
Dr. King writes to the church today
I have made some pretty awful attempts today at writing about Martin Luther King, Jr. I annually reflect on Letters from a Birmingham Jail on this weekend. I have a really long post I pounded out as I reflected not only on Dr. King’s words but the events of this week concerning immigration. That didn’t go well.
Weekend reading
After the turkey… after the shopping… plug your brain back in and read/listen to some challenging work.
The Church and Racism
The Flag, the Anthem, the First Amendment
I’ve been to a few baseball games this year. I’ve kind of sworn off of NFL games, but not because of Colin Kaepernick. It traces back to the arrogance of the NFL, willfully ignored the concussion issue, and I could go on about that.
A black man goes undercover in the alt-right movement
Racism and equivocation
After the horrible events in Charlottesville, VA, over the weekend, we are showing once again as a country that we are horrible at talking about racism. Even in the church.
We have to talk
Joan Rivers was known for the famous phrase, “Could we talk?” It’s come down to more than that. We need to talk. Seriously.
The hard discussions on race
Let me set the context again when it comes to posting something on race and racism. The “big event” for me was the shooting of Philando Castile last summer. So many high profile shootings had been boiling over to that point, but when this shooting happened in my metro area to a man who was simply pulledContinue reading “The hard discussions on race”
No More Silence — Black Lives DO Matter
The past couple of weeks have been a blur for me in personal ways, but I am so thankful for leaders in our church who keep things moving forward. One of those areas where we are challenged is the issue of race. The Philando Castile case has heightened awareness in our city and state.
Apprentice 2 Jesus 