by James Melson | Jul 13, 2022 | 2022, Weekly Reflection
Martin Luther King, Jr. with Fred Gray Fred Gray Receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom Diane Nash Leading a Civil Rights March Diane Nash Receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom Earlier this month on July 7, President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of...
by James Melson | Jul 7, 2022 | 2022, Weekly Reflection
On July 1, the Cornelius Corps completed 21 years of ministry focused on our mission of equipping people for a shared journey of racial justice/reconciliation and spiritual formation. In times like these, it is easy to feel overwhelmed or paralyzed by the deep...
by James Melson | Jun 22, 2022 | 2022, Weekly Reflection
Photo from an Early Juneteenth Celebration This week Juneteenth was recognized as a federal holiday for the second time after being celebrated in the African American community for decades. Hopefully by now most white Americans are familiar with at least the basic...
by James Melson | Jun 16, 2022 | 2022, Weekly Reflection
Bible Verse on the “Crusader” AR-15 Assault Rifle In the 1960’s, the philosopher and media expert Marshall McLuhan became famous for the following quote, “the medium is the message.” This simple yet profound phrase reminds us that the medium by which a message is...
by James Melson | Jun 8, 2022 | 2022, Weekly Reflection
Even as more mass shootings filled the news this week, Congress continues to try to find some way forward to address this ongoing crisis. At the time of this post, negotiations focus on hardening schools, red flag laws, and possibly raising the age from 18 to 21 to...
by James Melson | Jun 2, 2022 | 2022, Weekly Reflection
Crosses in Memory of the Children and Teachers Murdered in the Mass Shooting at Robb Elementary School It has been a little over a week since the horrific mass shooting left 19 children and two teachers dead at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX. Since then we have...
