by James Melson | Jan 31, 2017 | 2017, Weekly Reflection
Yesterday the “Google Doodle” was in honor of Fred Korematsu. He died in 2005 at the age of 86, but his witness of standing up for civil rights lives on. In 1942, Fred resisted the infamous Executive Order 9066 of President Roosevelt that resulted in the...
by James Melson | Jan 24, 2017 | 2017, Weekly Reflection
This past weekend there were major displays of power in Washington, DC unlike any we have seen. The inauguration of a new President came with all the sights, sounds, and symbols of a national superpower. The message of “America first” was a declaration of...
by James Melson | Jan 16, 2017 | 2017, Weekly Reflection
Today we are celebrating the Martin Luther King, Jr. national holiday. Dr. King was born on January 15, 1929, eighty eight years ago. His main contributions to the faith based non-violent freedom struggle for racial and economic justice took place from December of...
