Posts Tagged ‘race’
Is it really all that black and white?
The jury has rendered its verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin. He was found guilty on all counts. How do we respond and process and proceed from such an experience? Three observations: We value the rule of law and the order it brings to us as Americans. And in America, no one is above…
Read MoreThe wake is over. He is home. George Floyd’s homegoing service and the sung Gospel
The wake is over. George Floyd’s homegoing service was carried by every major outlet around the world. From PBS to CNN to FOX to the BBC and beyond, the world had wall to wall coverage of a four hour funeral for a black man whose name was unknown to all but a few people just…
Read MoreThree conversations over three days on how to change the world
Over the past three days I’ve had three conversations with three different people asking and answering the same query: the world needs to change, what can we do to move that change in a redemptive direction? The first conversation didn’t go well. My conversation partner was a generation older than me. He sees and hears…
Read More
