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...
by James Melson | Jan 12, 2021 | 2021, Weekly Reflection
After the horrific and violent insurrection at the Capitol last week, a common response was, “That’s not who we are.” Yet if we dare to be honest with ourselves, this most recent expression of white supremacist Christian nationalism has been a part of who we are as...
by James Melson | Jan 6, 2021 | 2021, Weekly Reflection
Mary McLeod Bethune Mary McLeod Bethune Statue in Lincoln Park in Washington, DC “Happy New Year” is the traditional greeting and wish we share with each other during these early days of January. Another tradition is making “New Year’s...
by James Melson | Dec 23, 2020 | 2020, Weekly Reflection
Barbara Johns Lee Statue Removed From US Capitol Tomorrow is Christmas, the annual celebration of the birth of Jesus. For Christians this is much more than recalling the humble circumstances of Jesus’ birth in a manger surrounded by Mary, Joseph, and the animals who...
