by James Melson | Sep 16, 2019 | 2019, Weekly Reflection
Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, VA is preparing to celebrate its 200th anniversary in 2023. As part of that preparation, this Episcopal seminary is taking a step that is hopefully the first of its kind for primarily white educational institutions that...
by James Melson | Sep 9, 2019 | 2019, Weekly Reflection
Where Was God? – This question inevitably comes up in the wake of great tragedies either natural or man-made. This past week the Bahamas was devastated by hurricane Dorian with parts of some islands nearly obliterated. It will be some time before we know the...
by James Melson | Sep 2, 2019 | 2019, Weekly Reflection
Today is Labor Day. For many people this holiday marks the end of summer. Yet its real intention is to honor the place of work in our lives and in our society. This means more than how we earn a paycheck or even the material prosperity of our nation. Especially during...
by James Melson | Aug 26, 2019 | 2019, Weekly Reflection
Yesterday at 3:00pm church bells around the nation rang in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of one of the foundational events in our nation’s history. In late August 1619, the first enslaved Africans were brought to the British colony of Virginia. Over the next...
by James Melson | Aug 19, 2019 | 2019, Weekly Reflection
It has only been a little over two weeks since the tragic mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton that left 31 people dead. In both cases, the shooter used an assault rifle that is rightly described as a weapon of war. Among the innocent victims in El Paso was 63 year...
by James Melson | Aug 12, 2019 | 2019, Weekly Reflection
The Lantinx community in our country has been doubly traumatized over the last two weeks. The perpetrator of the mass murder in El Paso, TX made it clear that he was targeting them. The fear of other copy cat killers fueled by anti-immigrant hatred including the...
