Pursuing God's Justice, Enacting God's kingdom
Frederick Douglass is known as the great abolitionist and statesman but what many do not know is that he was a preacher in the African Methodist Zion church. As a preacher an ex-slave, and a prominent leader in the abolition movement, Douglass had some piercing …
This week, VJN invited Steve Schenk, church planter of Vineyard City Church/Buffalo to reflect on Black History Month. Why would a White man write an article celebrating Black History? Thats a fair question, but I think the answer is obvious enough. A better question, however, is …
I have heard from multiple sources that Christianity was forced on slaves – that it was the white man’s religion. It was only given to black slaves to make them more docile. This is not the truth. The truth is religion is much more complex …
To kick off our blog series for Black History Month, and before we get too far in to it, Ramon Mayo starts us off with the tension of the great ‘both/and’. The ‘both/and’ he wrestles with here is the celebration of his uniqueness as a …
In the US, February is known for several things to celebrate. When I recently asked several colleagues about what we celebrate in America during February, I got a few answers. Valentine’s Day was by far the response of most. This was followed by a …