Was Jonah a racist? Teaching Jonah as an example of racism is a new trend among preachers and biblical commentaries and is detrimental to understanding several key theological truths in the book. One of these is the theme of justice. Throughout the book, Jonah’s version of justice runs in contradistinction with God’s justice. Before tackling…
This post will be a warmup for when we gather Sunday for what we call Worship in the Round. This past Sunday I announced that for our monthly evening service (Worship in the Round) I would answer questions regarding the big topics affecting our country right now. In Q and A format I am going…
I grew up in Virginia during the 70’s, in the wake of desegregating schools. My neighborhoods and public schools were a mix of ethnicities and there was bullying and fights based on residual racial tension. However, these fights, in my neighborhood were not only held by the children. I remember watching my mother sob to…
