by corneliuscorps | Aug 1, 2024 | 2024, Weekly Reflection
August 2 is the 100th birthday of the American prophet James Baldwin. In the Biblical tradition, a prophet was not primarily someone who foretold the future. Rather the prophet was a person called by God to speak the word of God into a particular historical context....
by corneliuscorps | Jul 25, 2024 | Weekly Reflection
Amid all the recent headlines of the Presidential campaigns, it was easy to miss the news of the death of one of the major leaders for racial justice from the modern Civil Rights Movement into the 21st century. Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon died on July 16 at the age of...
by corneliuscorps | Jul 18, 2024 | 2024, Weekly Reflection
Since the horrific assassination attempt against former President Trump that killed one man and wounded two others, politicians and the media call for us to dial back the heated rhetoric that has characterized our political environment for nearly a decade. It seems...
by corneliuscorps | Jul 11, 2024 | 2024, Weekly Reflection
This month is the 60th anniversary of one of the most famous and important civil rights legistlation in our nation’s history. On July 2, 1964 the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law by President Johnson. It prohibited racial discrimination in a variety...
by corneliuscorps | Jul 4, 2024 | 2024, Weekly Reflection
Our best known and celebrated national holiday is The Fourth of July. On this date each summer, we commemorate the commitment and courage of those who issued The Declaration of Independence in 1776. In declaring independence from Great Britain and the establishment of...
