Tag: racism

Facing the truth of historical racism, or not: A look at Yakima

Facing the truth of historical racism, or not: A look at Yakima

Dave Hanson, co-pastor of Yakima Vineyard, offers this history audit of Yakima, WA. After the LA Riots in 1992, Manning Marable wrote a definition for racism: “a system of ignorance, exploitation, and power used to oppress African Americans, Latinos, Asians, Pacific Americans, American Indians, and other people on the basis of 

Responding to Charlottesville: Pastoral Resources

Responding to Charlottesville: Pastoral Resources

As people of God who are earnestly trying to follow Jesus and enact his Kingdom, we condemn and stand firmly against the kingdoms of white supremacy, racism, and hatred of those different from ourselves. These forces are evil , the work of the Enemy. We 

NURTURING RECONCILIATION: BHM – The Devil Does Business at the Crossroads

There is a postscript to the myth that at the crossroads where blues-legend Robert Johnson made his pact with the devil, it is this: Robert all ready possessed the sound that caused the strings on his guitar to vibrate, hum, and sing with a sound 

NURTURING RECONCILIATION: BHM – We Need A Civil Reconciliation Movement

VJN invited Michael Raburn to share his thoughts on the film Selma and the Civil Rights Movement. I saw the film Selma recently (and I highly recommend seeing it). It stirred up a lot of thoughts and feelings and predominant among them was how much has changed and 

NURTURING RECONCILIATION: BHM – Lessons from Frederick Douglass

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