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Weekend reading
After the turkey… after the shopping… plug your brain back in and read/listen to some challenging work.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 pulled over for a minor traffic…
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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.
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Philando Castile and the Miscarriage of Justice
There are signs of actual hope in the case of Philando Castile’s death. In the few days since the acquittal of Jeronimo Yanez in the shooting of Philando Castile: 1) Protests here in the Cities have been vocal and noticed, but no “huge” incidents to get white people upset too quickly, and 2) I have run into 3 places on the web…
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Say his name
His name was Philando Castile. The story is HERE. The grief is in my heart. I am so deeply sorry.
Tag: Racism
