by James Melson | Mar 14, 2024 | 2024, Weekly Reflection
During Women’s History Month, we celebrate the contributions of women who engaged in the struggle for freedom and justice for all people. For Black women, the struggle was not only against entrenched political and social patriarchy but also against entrenched white...
by James Melson | Mar 7, 2024 | 2024, Weekly Reflection
As we enter the month of March, it is easy for most people to relegate Black history to the back of our minds and priorities until Black History Month comes around again next February. Yet we are living through momentous times that call for a deeper understanding of...
by James Melson | Feb 29, 2024 | 2024, Weekly Reflection
Today is Leap Day, and February has 29 days as it does every four years. So Black History Month is extended by one day. This is a good time to emphasize that Black history is American history and needs to be a focus not only in February but throughout the year. In...
by corneliuscorps | Feb 22, 2024 | 2024, Weekly Reflection
For the Weekly Reflections during African American History Month, we continue our focus on people who made a significant contribution to the struggle for racial justice but whose stories are not as well known as those who are regularly lifted up during this month....
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...
by James Melson | Dec 28, 2023 | 2023, Weekly Reflection
During this Christmas season, the nativity scene is one of the most beloved images in many churches and homes. But this year, there is a nativity scene in the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem that shocked the world. It includes the traditional...
