by James Melson | May 29, 2018 | 2018, Weekly Reflection
Today on Memorial Day we honor the sacrifice of those who gave their lives in the service of our country. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke often about the core principle of freedom that is central to our nation at its best. One of the phrases he used was, “The...
by James Melson | May 21, 2018 | 2018, Weekly Reflection
Yesterday churches around the world celebrated Pentecost, the day the Holy Spirit was given to the first Christian community as described in Acts 2: 1-21. The power of the Spirit was not just a gift for individuals. It was also the unifying power that brought people...
by James Melson | May 15, 2018 | 2018, Weekly Reflection
This Mediation Monday comes to you on Tuesday, because I spent yesterday at the opening rally of the Poor People’s Campaign 2018 on the grounds of the US Capitol. At that same time, similar rallies were held at over 30 state capitals around the country in which...
by James Melson | May 7, 2018 | 2018, Weekly Reflection
The Birmingham Campaign of 1963 has gone down in history as one of the great successes of the modern civil rights movement. Yet at the time it seemed headed for failure as police brutality under Bull Connor and Klan violence against the black community combined to...
by James Melson | Apr 30, 2018 | 2018, Weekly Reflection
Last Monday our post recalled the civil rights campaign in Birmingham, AL in the spring of 1963. The purpose of the campaign was to desegregate public accommodations in perhaps the most resistant city in the nation at that time. Resistance came not only in the forms...
by James Melson | Apr 23, 2018 | 2018, Weekly Reflection
Fifty five years ago in the spring of 1963, a brave and fearless black pastor in Birmingham, AL named Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth invited Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to come to that city to help organize a campaign against...
