by James Melson | Feb 14, 2024 | 2024, Weekly Reflection
The Weekly Reflections during this Black History Month continue to focus on people who made major contributions to the modern Civil Rights Movement but whose stories are not widely known to the general public. Today’s post lifts up the witness of Dr. Bernard...
by James Melson | Feb 8, 2024 | 2024, Weekly Reflection
The Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955-56 that lasted for 381 days is one of the most famous campaigns of the modern Civil Rights Movement. It started with the arrest of Rosa Parks on December 1, 1955 after she refused to give up her seat in a city bus to a white. It also...
by James Melson | Feb 1, 2024 | 2024, Weekly Reflection
During this Black History month, the Weekly Reflections will focus on several people who made significant contributions to the struggle for racial justice but who are not as well known as the those who are regularly lifted up during this month. The contributions of...
by James Melson | Jan 24, 2024 | 2024, Weekly Reflection
Now that we are a few weeks into the new year, reports about the Presidential election cycle already dominate the news cycle. Iowa and New Hampshire were the focus of recent attention, and the scene will soon shift to South Carolina and other states with upcoming...
by James Melson | Jan 4, 2024 | 2024, Weekly Reflection
The first week of a new year is traditionally a time for both looking back and looking forward. We look back and reflect on the events of 2023 and look forward to what lies ahead in 2024. I believe that the simple prayer quoted above provides a helpful framework for...
