by James Melson | Dec 2, 2017 | 2017, Weekly Reflection
Sixty Two years ago today, December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, AL city bus. That act of courage precipitated the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the first civil rights campaign involving Martin Luther...
by James Melson | Nov 4, 2017 | 2017, Weekly Reflection
This fall I had the privilege of leading workshops in three different states (Indiana, North Carolina, and Maine) for people from three different denominations (Brethren In Christ, Baptists, and United Methodists). In all three settings, there was a hunger to grow...
by James Melson | Sep 19, 2017 | 2017, Weekly Reflection
From Harvey in Houston to Irma and Marie in the Caribbean, images of devastation from these hurricanes result in reactions of both great sadness and great generosity. Millions of dollars have been raised and tons of supplies have been collected for the relief of storm...
by James Melson | Aug 28, 2017 | 2017, Weekly Reflection
August 28 is the 62nd and 54th anniversaries of two events that helped to shape the modern civil rights movement. On August 28, 1955, fourteen year old Emmett Till of Chicago was brutally tortured and murdered while visiting relatives in Money, Mississippi. His mother...
by James Melson | Aug 24, 2017 | 2017, Weekly Reflection
Since August 12, 2017 the name “Charlottesville” has become synonymous with the outbreak of racial bigotry, hatred, and violence that shocked the nation and led to the deaths of three people and the injury of many others. Some of the most extreme...
