By Jason Coker Human compassion does not know nation or border—it cannot discriminate. To do so would not be human compassion. Determining who deserves help and who does not deserve help is not compassion at all. Sometimes we are forced to make these terrible decisions—prioritizing help. This is the nature of the deeply religious notion … Continue reading
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Lewis and Vivian: Giving thanks and following their lead
By Paul Baxley In a single day, we saw the death of two giants. Today, all of us who follow Jesus should offer prayers of gratitude for the Rev. C.T. Vivian and Congressman John Lewis and their extraordinary lives of faith. We should certainly surround their families in prayer and rejoice in the promise of … Continue reading
Wishes…
By John Mark Boes I wish all those Black and Brown bodies would not have been destroyed by slavery, Jim Crow, white nationalism or police brutality. I wish I knew why people are so scared by those who are Black and Brown. I wish I could help every person in the world understand why racism … Continue reading
Volviendo al primer pentecostés, en tiempos como estos
Por Paul Baxley El segundo capítulo de Hechos deja en claro que desde nuestro primer día, la Iglesia de Jesucristo incluyó a personas “de todas las naciones bajo el cielo“. Mediante el poderoso don del Espíritu Santo, los primeros discípulos pudieron predicar el Evangelio de manera comprensible para las personas que vinieron de muchas culturas … Continue reading
Cycling, Civil Rights and Rural Poverty
By Ben Brown Jimmie Lee Jackson was shot in the abdomen on February 18, 1965, in Marion, Alabama. Jackson and many others were peacefully marching in support of voting rights from Zion’s Chapel Methodist Church to the city jail in Marion. He walked with his mother, Viola, and his grandfather, Cager Lee. Their assembly was … Continue reading