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Tag Archives: Racism
I’m Back – Part 3
January 27, 2022 was a momentous day! My blood draw earlier that month had revealed the news that the chemo might no longer be working to combat my multiple myeloma. If the numbers continued to get worse my oncologist had … Continue reading
Confessions of a Racist (White Privilege – 2)
This is the second of two posts on White Privilege that I have re-posted today. This one was written in 2013. Each post rings very true in today’s world. I hope both posts challenge and encourage you. This morning I … Continue reading
“I Just Don’t see Color” (On White Privilege – 1)
I’m taking an unusual step – re-publishing two posts at the same time. This one is from February, 2017. It describes my journey in uncovering the the stain of white privilege and the horror of the assumptions, openly shared or … Continue reading
Posted in Living as Apprentices
Tagged "America's Original Sin", Jim Wallis, Racism, white privilege
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Let the Little Children Come to Me (and to America)
“God, for so many people facing an impossible decision—to stay home and face violence and the threat of death, or to make the dangerous journey north and face the threat of violence and separation from children—we lift prayers for wisdom. … Continue reading
“I Don’t Want you to get Shooted”
Two recent events – one real and one fictional – sent me back a decade ago to an experience that changed my view of the world forever. The real event was the recent acquittal of a Minnesota police office for … Continue reading
Posted in To Act Justly
Tagged implicit bias, justice system, Nashville TV sh ow, Philando Castile, police mistreatment, Racism
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What is “White Privilege?”
In the recent film, Hidden Figures, Katharine (played by Octavia Spencer), a black woman who is in informally in charge of the “black computer group,” has been repeatedly denied promotion to supervisor by her white boss, Vivian. In my favorite scene in … Continue reading
Posted in To Act Justly
Tagged "America's Original Sin", Jim Wallis, Racism, white privilege
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1214 S. Kedzie St. – Guest Blog by Sherrie Wolthuis
This post is the first in a new series called Journeys. A journey can be an actual trip or it can be a pathway to spiritual or emotional growth.It can be a life-story passed down to children or grandchildren. A … Continue reading
I’m a Racist
Living as Apprentices This morning I read a wonderfully warm and authentic article* by a local pastor on racism which, he called ” a slippery snake that pokes its head out of the rocks and then slides back into the labyrinth of our thoughts.” … Continue reading
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