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I commend to you this video. He begins by apologizing for its length. I would, rather, commend him for being able to say so much and explain it so well in so little time. Read and download PDF. More  Research: https://hls.harvard.edu/today/descendants-slavery-jim-crow-call-21st-century-abolition/ Jim Crow Museum https://jimcrowmuseum.ferris.edu/timeline/slavery.htm https://www.youtube.com/user/jimcrowmuseum/videos Slavery by any other name is still slavery. A…

As a spiritual leader, it is likely that you have leverage beyond your awareness or appreciation. If you cannot identify it, you can only use it by accident. Let us examine a snippet of the life and ministry of a man who knew how to access his leverage and dedicate it to a purpose beyond…

Mark 7:14-24 Mark 7:14-23 Again, Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen to me, everyone, and understand this. Nothing outside a person can defile them by going into them. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles them.”  After he had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about…

 Mark 7:14-23 (NRSVU) Again, Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen to me, everyone, and understand this. Nothing outside a person can defile them by going into them. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles them.” After he had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about this…

Pastor Fudd preached, yesterday, on loving and forgiving. This morning, he got up and poured fresh new cement for a sidewalk. Little Jimmy Mischief came along and planted his footprints in the pristine surface and pastor Fudd was aroused to anger. Mrs. Fudd inquired, "But what about your sermon on loving others? Doesn't it apply to…

Life takes unexpected twists and turns. Sometimes, you feel completely out of control. That is because you are not in complete control. You only control part of your reality at any given time: your responses. I had barely arrived in California, driving through San Francisco, when I suddenly found myself at the top of Lombard.…

  Black Madonna of Czestocho Mother Mary, Theotokos Saint Mary’s memory is honored in many Christian churches today. Mary was flesh and blood and Jesus was her son, flesh, blood, and connected with her people. All of us, called to be saints, have special days. For most of us, it is our birthday. For Mary,…