The Enduring Qualities Of Change. “Just Like the Seasons, People Have the Ability to Change.” Unknown Author The question for this hour is, Does America Have the Capacity for the Enduring Qualities of Change? The fall foliage, which is quickly … Continue reading The October Theme: The Enduring Qualities Of Change
I have just come back from a full day at the National Museum of African American History and Culture as I say goodbye to Washington, DC. It’s the last night of the CBC and as I sit in the lobby … Continue reading From Vision to Victory
It is perhaps not well known, but the Sunday after Dr. King was assassinated, he planned to give a sermon entitled “Why America May Go to Hell.” In this sermon, he states that “America is going to hell if we … Continue reading Hope for the Future: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Tradition of the Jeremiad
“How many of you would like to be treated the way we treat Black people?” asks social activist Jane Elliott of her audience. No hands go up, so she repeats the question. “Perhaps you didn’t hear me. How many of … Continue reading Don’t Just Sit There…Do Something!
How can we expect change if we’re not willing to move forward According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary (2024), change isdescribed as the modification of a particular event or life experience. According to Biblegateway (2024), “Where there is no vision, the … Continue reading Change
This line from William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet often brings to mind a dear friend and Mentor of mine who is now in his 90’s. Over the years, when I visited him, he would often call me Tom, which was … Continue reading A Rose by any other name would smell as sweet…
Seeing the Church primarily as an “Enterprise” assumes that gatherings, sermons, and creatively designed programs that advance the ideas of the Bible and faith are the exclusive ways to engage people and encourage participation. This assumption prioritizes organizational efficiencies such … Continue reading Is the Church an Enterprise or an Entity?
In 1655, Elizabeth Key Grinstead, a multiethnic woman filed suit in Virginia seeking freedom based on her father’s European lineage and won her court case. Not long after Elizabeth’s verdict the State of Virginia sought to ensure other multiethnic people … Continue reading Fear Is The Factor!
It was June 2013. Six months into the second term of America’s first black president, a man of mixed heritage, alarm bells were sounded across a country struggling to find its bearings socially, culturally, and spiritually. The day after the … Continue reading From Chattel to Cheerios, We Can Do Better
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