by James Melson | Dec 5, 2016 | 2016, Weekly Reflection
December 5 is the 61st anniversary of the beginning of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the first major civil rights campaign led by Martin Luther King, Jr. Yet Dr. King did not initiate the campaign. Rosa Parks was arrested on December 1, 1955 for refusing to give up her...
by James Melson | Nov 15, 2016 | 2016, Weekly Reflection
The recent election of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States was a shock to nearly everyone on both sides of the aisle. The many national polls that predicted an 85-90 percent chance of a Hillary Clinton victory turned out to be shockingly wrong. The...
by James Melson | Nov 8, 2016 | 2016, Weekly Reflection
On this Election Day, I want to share the following article from Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy Leadership. It applies not only to Virginia but to our whole nation:Today is Election Day. We are indeed blessed to live in a democracy in which most who want...
by James Melson | Oct 24, 2016 | 2016, Weekly Reflection
It was a great blessing for me to spend a week recently in South Korea sharing the principles and practices at the heart of the ministry of The Cornelius Corps. I preached at an amazing church in Seoul called Jesus Village Church. It has been a transforming presence...
by James Melson | Oct 8, 2016 | 2016, Weekly Reflection
13th is a new documentary on Netflix by Ava Duvernay the acclaimed director of Selma.It focuses on how our justice system has been driven by racism from the days of slavery to today’s era of mass incarceration. The title, “13th,” is named for the...
by James Melson | Oct 3, 2016 | 2016, Weekly Reflection
Ten years ago on October 2, 2006 an unspeakable tragedy took place in the small village of Nickel Mines, PA. Five Amish girls were killed and five others severely wounded when a local milk truck driver, Charles Roberts IV, shot them and then killed himself in their...
