When Benjamin Watson, a New Orleans Saints’ tight end, heard the news of the Ferguson grand jury decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting of Michael Brown, the professional football player crafted a powerful response. In his Facebook post Watson cited sin, and not skin, as the […]
621) Racism: The Real Problem and the Only Solution Read More »
Clarence Jordan (1912-1969) was a Baptist minister and the founder of the integrated Koinonia Farms in Georgia. At a time in the 1950s, when racism and discrimination were especially rampant in the South, he went into the hills of South Carolina to conduct some revival meetings in a Baptist church.
574) One in Christ, No Matter What Color Read More »
In the classic Life Together Dietrich Bonhoeffer describes how we should live together as Christians. In the following selections, he describes how to deal with those difficulties we all face in our relationships: bearing with people who are a burden to us, forgiving those who have wronged us, and praying for others, especially
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From THE IMITATION OF CHRIST by Thomas a Kempis (1380-1471) Turn your attention upon yourself and beware of judging the deeds of other men. In judging others a man labors vainly, often makes mistakes, and easily sins; whereas, in judging and examining himself, he does something that is always profitable… Endeavor
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