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when prejudice meets the Word

Posted by marvin williams on August 24th, 2010 | one response
A couple weeks ago I preached a message from the Book of Malachi. The message was simple but very difficult for me to deliver. The major point from the message was: “Correcting injustice in the world,... read more »

spiritual unity

Posted by jeff olson on August 20th, 2010 | 6 responses
Segregating ourselves along ethnic and social lines is a common human practice. We’re simply more comfortable around “our kind” of people, and we tend to keep our distance from those who seem different... read more »

justice

Posted by winn collier on August 2nd, 2010 | 3 responses
Two of my neighbors, Eugene and Lorraine Williams, have lived a story we all need to hear. Back in 1958, they bought a house on Ridge Street, and the welcome from their white neighbors wasn’t exactly... read more »

the walls come tumbling down

Posted by winn collier on June 19th, 2010 | 3 responses
If you perform a Google search for the Rwandan genocide, you’ll encounter thousands of disturbing stories and graphic images. The most disturbing emerge from a church building in Nyarubuye, where between... read more »

no limits

Posted by jeff olson on May 29th, 2010 | 4 responses
The other day I spotted a man in a wheelchair rocking back and forth on a street corner. One of his front wheels was stuck in a crack on the curb, and he was struggling to get loose. Moments later, a kind... read more »

made in God's image

Posted by sheridan voysey on November 29th, 2009 | no responses
My wife, Merryn, and I once visited a large market in Sydney. On that day a man was cutting out small silhouettes of people’s faces from black cardstock. He would complete one in two minutes for two... read more »

who are you?

Posted by jeff olson on September 25th, 2009 | 5 responses
Who are you? Who, who, who, who?” These opening lyrics of a classic pop song are more than just lines from a catchy tune. The lyrics actually raise a key question: Do you know who you really are? read more »

beer is not the answer

Posted by mike wittmer on July 28th, 2009 | one response
Here in America we are discussing the recent arrest and release of Henry Louis Gates and his meeting on Thursday with President Obama and Officer Crowley over a glass of beer at the White House.  Amid... read more »

don't pout

Posted by marvin williams on May 18th, 2009 | 19 responses
In the first half of the 20th century, racial segregation laws were enforced in the United States. Even jazz great Duke Ellington was prevented from staying in the guest rooms of hotels where he and his... read more »

from every tribe . . .

Posted by marvin williams on February 18th, 2009 | 2 responses
When World War II began, thousands of African-Americans volunteered to fight for the United States. But discrimination was in full force. Black soldiers were at times placed in more dangerous jobs than... read more »