FERGUSON, Mo. (RNS) Civil rights leader the Rev. Al Sharpton told a packed church on Sunday (Aug. 17) that the Michael Brown case would mark a defining moment in civil rights… read more

Caregivers must have “ears that hear and eyes that see—the Lord has made them both” (Proverbs 20:12). But do we see the people who maintain the grounds of our… read more

(RNS) Not long ago, I visited Topeka, Kan., to teach at one of those grand old mainline churches that got caught in the aftermath of Brown v. Board of Education. It was around… read more

Read Psalm 46 Be still, and know that I am God. (Psalm 46:10a NKJV) Steal away, steal away, steal away to Jesus! Steal away, steal away home, I ain’t got long to stay… read more

Read Romans 8:28-39 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. (Romans 8:37 NKJV) A few years ago I had a chance to visit the African American … read more

Read Philippians 4:6-9 Don’t be anxious about anything; rather, bring up all of your requests to God in your prayers and petitions, along with giving thanks. Then the peace … read more