by James Melson | Feb 23, 2021 | 2021, Weekly Reflection
This week marked a sad and tragic milestone as our nation exceeded 500,000 deaths in the COVID-19 pandemic. Death on such a massive scale is nearly unimaginable, yet each life represented a unique and beloved child of God. While vaccines and other mitigation efforts...
by James Melson | Feb 16, 2021 | 2021, Weekly Reflection
Monday of this week was Presidents’ Day. It comes during February when we also observe Black History Month. The one person who serves as a link between these two commemorations is Abraham Lincoln. Presidents’ Day is in February because this is the month in which both...
by James Melson | Feb 10, 2021 | 2021, Weekly Reflection
Over the last month, we have repeatedly heard the word “insurrection.” It means, “ a violent uprising against an authority or government.” That is exactly what happened at the Capitol on January 6, and it is the basis for the impeachment trial of Donald Trump that...
by James Melson | Feb 2, 2021 | 2021, Weekly Reflection
Carter G. Woodson – “The Father of Black History” The phrase “Black Lives Matter” still seems controversial or even exclusive to many white people. Yet it serves as a vivid reminder of the various forms of racial injustice (police brutality, education, housing,...
by James Melson | Jan 26, 2021 | 2021, Weekly Reflection
Although Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is best known as the preeminent leader of the modern Civil Rights Movement, he was first and foremost a follower of Jesus and minister of the gospel. An event that happened 65 years ago this week makes that clear. In January 1956,...
by James Melson | Jan 19, 2021 | 2021, Weekly Reflection
Yesterday was the federal holiday in honor and memory of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I am grateful that we celebrate this day as a nation in recognition of this great American prophet and leader of a faith-based non-violent movement for racial and...
