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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 »

alone in the night

Posted by winn collier on September 9th, 2009 | 6 responses
In 1963, Darryl Hill endured scorn. A wide receiver for the University of Maryland football team, Hill was the first black player to break into the racially segregated Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).... read more »