George Floyd – Festival of Booths

The Cross is unearned and unearnable advocacy. I think that that beauty frees us to not have to justify our valuing and advocating for the value of human beings made in the image of God. There are some specific names and faces and stories from the last few months that come to mind: Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Jacob Blake, Elijah McClain. You could add Patrick Warren Sr. No proof of worthiness or value for them as Image bearers should be required. No proof was needed when Christ purchased our freedom and advocated for our value.

A policeman makes reverse 911 callsinstructing residents to take to the streets.A patriarch reports for duty.She is wearing an orange jumpsuit,and holding a picket sign.She is ashamed of her birthplace,but retreat is not an option.Flobots - "We Are Winning" She never thought things would ever change but,She always knew there was something wrong.Flobots - "Anne... Continue Reading →

A quick foreword: Image via The Washington Post Last week was quite a week. Old, untreated wounds have caused a massive fever in the US. It's gotten so hot that even those who are not sick are taking notice around the globe. There have been outpourings of pain and hurt in protest. There have been... Continue Reading →

Erica Garner’s birthday was May 29. She would have turned 30. In honor of her birthday, and her tireless striving for justice, I wanted to share this spoken word in its entirety, my thoughts on God’s heart as life ends. Weeping. Doubly so when life ends because of an abuse of power by those in authority. The word was originally written her father. Unfortunately, it can easily apply to George Floyd who died in police custody this week. The pre-existing condition that took Eric Garner, and Philando Castile, and George Floyd, and Erica Garner and the grossly overrepresented percentage of African Americans who have contracted and died of Covid-19 and who have become slaves of the carceral state, the same pre-existing condition that was weaponized by Amy Cooper to threaten the life of Christian Cooper, was, and is the condemnation of blackness in a society steeped in white supremacy, and the extreme vulnerability that belongs to poor and low wealth communities in America. I explore these pre-existing conditions and some of their outcomes.

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