Swords and Plowshares
If there must be ashes, then let our ashes enrich a garden of shalom. If my generation must fight through fire and rebuild cities from rubble, then I pray that our children will take our swords and beat them into plowshares and build a better world. Continue reading Swords and Plowshares
We Can Help
If we believe that children are created in the Image of God, then isn’t it imperative that we tend to their needs, no matter where they come from? Continue reading We Can Help
Tree Bearing Fruit
Trees that produce fruit, which produce seeds, which produce trees, which produce fruit, which provides seeds, which produce more fruit-bearing trees. And so on and so forth. This cycle of life continues. Healthy trees healthy fruit, which can then produce … Continue reading Tree Bearing Fruit
The March Theme is “Seasons of Refreshing.”
“By the thousands, faceless, anonymous, relentless young people, black and white, have temporarily left the ivory towers of learning for the barricades of bias. Their courageous and disciplined activities have come as a refreshing oasis in a desert sweltering with … Continue reading The March Theme is “Seasons of Refreshing.”
The Well of History
I’m remembering an image that I’ve seen in churches. It’s a picture of one of Jesus’ first public appearances when he met a woman at a well. She was there for water to quench her thirst but ended up so … Continue reading The Well of History
It’s a New Season
“The Way To Right Wrongs is To Turn the Light of Truth Upon them” – Ida B. Wells It was the night of March the 7th, 1965, 57 years, and one day ago. America watched the Nurenburg Trials, a major … Continue reading It’s a New Season
ThreeFifths QnA with Dr. Christopher C. Thompson
By Carl McRoy Carl McRoy [CM]: Hello Dr. Thompson. Thank you for sharing your time and talent with me on behalf of ThreeFifths.online. Our theme for March is “Times of Refreshing” and is backlit by the philosophy of “sankofa.” The … Continue reading ThreeFifths QnA with Dr. Christopher C. Thompson
Prayers, Podcasts & Poses: Resources for Generational Wellbeing
“Do not be conformed to the patter of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is–his good, pleasing and perfect will.” Romans 12:2 (New … Continue reading Prayers, Podcasts & Poses: Resources for Generational Wellbeing
Walk in the Garden
As in the case of so many around the world, when all of the things closed just before the Spring of 2020, I was driven towards one of the few doors that remained open: mainly those of the garden centers. … Continue reading Walk in the Garden
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