by James Melson | Jul 20, 2020 | 2020, Weekly Reflection
This past Friday two of the great witnesses for racial justice in the history of our nation finished their journey of life and faith – CT Vivian and John Lewis. Both men were deeply committed disciples of Jesus who embodied Jesus’ way of self-sacrificial,...
by James Melson | Jul 12, 2020 | 2020, Weekly Reflection
ICU nurse Ciana Boardman, 24, (center) wishes more young people would do all they could to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. Here, she and her fellow nurses gear up in “bunny suits” to treat patients with COVID-19. (COURTESY OF TIMOTHY CROCKER)During this...
by James Melson | Jul 6, 2020 | 2020, Weekly Reflection
Over the weekend, President Trump held a rally at Mount Rushmore in the middle of a pandemic. A crowd of around 7,500 people, almost everyone without masks and sitting close to each other, listened to a speech in which the President spent most of the time denouncing...
by James Melson | Jun 29, 2020 | 2020, Weekly Reflection
This coming Saturday is the 4th of July, the celebration of our nation’s independence. This year it will have a different feel coming amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing protests for racial justice. Although we may not experience the usual fire works displays,...
by James Melson | Jun 22, 2020 | 2020, Weekly Reflection
Greenwood Neighborhood of Tulsa after the Race Massacre of May 31-June 1, 1921 Over the last week, two important events from American history received national attention. Despite their importance, many white people were unfamiliar with them – Juneteenth and the...
