So much is being said about Black Lives Matter. It is hard to know what is true and what is not. I have spent several months researching and investigating BLM. My approach is to examine the organization and the movement from a Christian perspective, with a focus on the spiritual content and practices of BLM. I invite you to consider the results of my investigation by clicking on this link: Spiritual Aspects of BLM
“Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof” (Leviticus 25:10; it is this verse that is inscribed on the Liberty Bell).
I love the movie Braveheart. When it was first released in 1995, my wife and I went to see it in the theater. Afterwards, people asked me what I thought. My standard reply was, “Well, except for the nudity, profanity, and gory violence—it was a great movie.” And it is. I do wince still at some scenes. There are some parts of the movie that I wish were not there. But all in all, I do love that film. One reason is that it is about William Wallace, a Scottish national hero. Being of Scottish descent I love all things Scottish. (My maternal grandmother was a Crawford; on my father’s side there are Baileys and Fraziers—all transplants from the sod of Alba.) But there is another reason. The film portrays a man who was committed to seeing his own people live in freedom, completely delivered from tyranny and oppression. The movie ends (spoiler alert) with Wallace being drawn and quartered for his war with the English. As he dies, he cries out one resounding word—“FREEDOM!” This is a powerful climax to a moving film.
Freedom. The very word can evoke powerful emotions in anyone’s breast. There is an innate longing deep within us that yearns to be free. We abhor the very images of bondage, despotism and slavery. Chains and shackles are the symbols of cruelty and subjugation. We hunger for the opposite, for freedom. We value it so highly that we think it is of greater worth than life itself. We honor the noble women and men who have given their lives to possess freedom, and to purchase and maintain it for all of us. Freedom is worth dying for. It is worth fighting for. It is worth living for. Continue reading
I live in small town only about 10 miles from Charlottesville, VA. Like everyone else, I was horrified and angered by the events occurring in our community on August 12. I also was left with a deep concern because there is a growing focus on racial division in this country. Racism is a hot topic. And one that needs to be addressed, especially by the Christian community. With this in mind, I am offering some thoughts on a biblical perspective of the concept of race. Most of this article was actually posted quite a while back on this site. However, in light of current events, I feel like it is worth considering again, with a few additions.
According to the Scriptural account, there is actually only one human race. Biblically all humans are part of one family. We are all descended from Adam and Eve. This is plainly taught in the Scriptures. Indeed, Eve’s very name means “mother of all living” (Genesis 3:20), thus indicating her as the primal ancestor of all men. We are also all descended from Noah. During the Flood, all human beings were destroyed on the earth, leaving only Noah and his family (see Genesis 7:21-23 and 1 Peter 3:20). This is why the New Testament says that God has made all the peoples of the earth from one blood, one human stock (see Acts 17:26).
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