Monday Morning Reading . . .
Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.
Hellen Keller
We watched. These last three weeks that is what most of us have done as nature does what nature does. To call nature “evil” is not something I do or believe. I can understand those effected by fire, earthquake, hurricane, tornado, and flooding, that nature must feel evil. I’ve watched, donated, and watched.
Today, many will remember where they were the morning planes were used as weapons on Sept 11, 2001. I was with my friend and colleague, Rev. Jerry Johns, in a coffee shop off Nicholasville Rd in Lexington, KY. Through a tiny portable TV screen in a hushed coffee shop we watched, talked about what might become of us as a Nation in the days ahead, and began thinking about what we might do that could possibly help. I don’t know about my friend, but I didn’t pray, not until days later just before I stood to be the guest preacher.
Remember. Sometimes it feels like we are a little to much like Dr. McCoy wandering around with someone’s memories and emotions that can overwhelm and take over our thinking, feeling, and decision making.
My Monday morning reading.
Fading white evangelicals have made a desperate end-of-life bargain with Trump
Robert P. Jones, USA Today
America’s Changing Religious Identity
Daniel Cox, Ph.D., Robert P. Jones, Ph.D, PRRI
Preacher or Performer? The Crying Baby Test
Hacking Christianity
Breitbart’s Bannon declares war on the GOP
60 Minutes
The First White President
Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Atlantic
It Is a Time to Talk About Climate Change
James Hamblin, The Atlantic
Week of Compassion is my denominations crisis response agency that works with groups like Church World Service and others that get supplies, money, and recovery help to those that experience humanitarian disaster. The overhead is minimal which means your gift goes a long way. Visit their website to learn about their response this year. Give what is appropriate for you and your lifestyle.