What the Justice Generation Needs to Learn About Race and Slavery

I’m on a break between quarters after grading  numerous papers.

One of the final ones was written by an African American pastor who is a great guy. But he made a fatal mistake often found among preachers obtaining degrees. He preached a passionate sermon in his paper (what he already knew) instead of telling me what he learned from a classic book on world missions.

He spent half the paper speaking about racism. 

I thanked him for his burden, but had to knock his grade for not following directions. His paper provoked a question: 

What does the “justice generation” need to learn about race and slavery?

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Racial Triumph in America

Two items dominate the calendar this week in the U.S.

First, the celebration of the civil rights prophet, Dr. Martin Luther King, with a national holiday that bears his name. And second, the partisan impeachment of Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States.

I will deal with impeachment next week when the circus dies down a little. Today I’d like to share some thoughts on race in America.

Dr. Martin Luther King would be pleased–and give God the glory.

“Great things He has done.”

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The Grave Danger of Organized Evil in Our Time: Part 1

I have many concerns about the 21st century, from terrorism to tyrants with nukes, from mass refugee migration to the breakdown of morals and family life in the civilized world.

But one of those concerns is currently “on the march” in America in ways we have never seen. Just this past weekend we saw it rear its ugly head in St. Louis following a judge’s ruling in favor of a white policeman who shot and killed a black man. But we’ve seen it many times before in past months.

It is the grave danger of organized evil in our time. Read More