Reformation Day books

Some books we found and love for Reformation Day!

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(novel)


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(chapter book)

Tech and the race issue

Really great ideas  here, some language, but still good truth and ideas expressed here. 

"Tech is smart — like really freakin’ smart. Tech wouldn’t be taking over the world if it wasn’t so smart. So I don’t buy the “I don’t know what to do” spiel. You have a growth mindset when it comes to everything else. Why do your critical thinking skills suddenly vanish when it comes to figuring out how you can contribute to this whole racial equality thing?"               http://bit.ly/29Lj6IL

"Go and do likewise" part 2

A police was going out on his regular rounds, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. A police commissioner happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. So too, a wealthy white businessman, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 

But a Black man,as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he had compassion on him. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, quickly and generously applying medicines. Then he put the man in his own car, brought him to a hospital and made sure he was well cared for all night. The next day he wrote a check for the entire weeks bill and and said ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’

Luke 10: 36-37
Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?” The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.”

Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”

"Go and do likewise"

A black man was going from his job to home, when he was attacked by police. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. A government official happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. So too, a wealthy business man, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 

But when an white elderly southern policeman from the south (who had worked in the Jim Crow era) came where the man was, he had compassion on him. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, quickly and generously pouring on medication. Then he put the man in his own car, brought him to a hospital and sat by his bed taking care of him all night.

The next day he took out a blank check and gave it to the doctor. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’

Luke 10:36 - 38
36 “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?” 37 The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.”

Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”

Sound bites and articles on the Christians response to race issues

Racial Reconciliation in the church:
Ordinary relationships are really important for racial reconciliation. We need to be aware of just how much the media and how we interpret that media might be affecting the way that we view people of different ethnicities. Racial harmony needs to be sought after both interpersonallyas well as institutionally. While Dr. Ware primarily emphasized the need for interpersonal—or relational—racial harmony, he also mentioned that there are some practices that institutions can take that affect the ability or inability to pursue racial harmony. For example, the institutional church can structure its corporate worship culture in such a way that it is appreciative of minorities; an institutional action that will help lead to interpersonal multi-ethnic relationships. http://bit.ly/1hCF9jh








For the church (as a body):
Now is the time to listen in all the ways we were saying you should. Now is the time to have those lunches that provide opportunities to enter into the suffering of your people. Now is the time to sympathize with those who are deeply struggling. Now is the time to implement all that stuff you’ve read http://bit.ly/29Vj6Cb






What the church alone can offer in these times - Gospel Coalition: http://bit.ly/29HcEPJ

Do you know? #dailylife #blacklivesmattertoo

Daily life in Black America

Do you know what it is like to worry when your husband is 10 minutes late?

Do you know what its like to nearly panic if your husband forgets to tell you he has a meeting after work to go to and you don't know what has happened to him?

Do you know what its like to not know who to call if the police kill someone in your family?

Do you know what its like to have a husband that could win the best driver of the year award and yet somehow gets pulled over RE.GU.LAR.LY?

Do you know what its like to worry about the massive amounts of racism your your child knows and has to navigate through at a young age?

Do you know what its like to have to have this conversation with an 8 year old?  To teach them how to be extra, over and above submission to authority, even if they are wronged, but to know that still may not be enough to save their life?

Do you know what its like to pray that God not give you a son because of the life he would have to endure as a black male?

Do you know what its to listen to your story about your great vacation and how I should take my family there, while listening and nodding politely, knowing there is NO way I could ever take my family there without serious possibilities of hurt to my family?

Do you know what its like to have your heart ripped to pieces as you watch your family struggle against the lies of the dominate culture, and the bravely soldier on in the midst of acts of terror against their people group?

Do you know what its like to not have yourself represented in children's books and movies (other than negatively or as a subordinate)?

Do you know what it's like to be treated harsher than other children for the same infraction, simply because of the color of your skin?

This is daily life in Black America.  #interracial

Black History Month

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