Racism in America, "The New Jim Crow", crimes again native Americans, and what we can do about it.

We need to make amends, not just change laws. We tried that. Didn't work.

Exploring the origins of racism in America and where it can be found now. My source has been mostly Michelle Alexander, author of "The New Jim Crow".

The question is not "does systemic racism exist?", for me, but what can I do about it now that I believe it exists.

God is at heart an architect as well as a gardner. As gardner, his heart is in the preservation and support of life, the tending and nurturing required for prolonged abundant life.

Beginning with probably more information than you need on coffee, I then segue into racism, and how intentionally being gracious with people who are different than us.

The race problem in America is so huge and old that I don't pretend to have any answers to the systemic problem. I do, however, as all of you, have experience in my own context and have a great ability to influence those around me. I can tend my own garden, in other words.

Grace and Peace.

Mr. Floyd, by many accounts, was exactly the opposite kind of man which the police claim he was. His death was another case of dying from being black. The fear between races is real, even though the reasons for the fear are not. How can we improve the relationships between different races in the US, and what does George Floyd's death teach us about the current racial climate?

What exactly was Paul and the writer of Hebrews getting at when they referred to Christ with terms such as "all in all", "preeminent", "supreme", "radiance of God's glory","the great high priest". Does this have anything to say at all about the way we could be reading the Bible?

A rare continuation, recorded only 2 hours after the last "Paranoid or Prophetic" podcast posted a few days ago.

In this episode, I ramble, as usual, exploring the recent route of Evagelicals through conspiracy theories, to the point where they seem to prefer those in need being kept in need all to make a political point.

Why are Evangelicals so hell-bent against universal healthcare? What are they afaid of?

Just something I threw together today! Enjoy!

For the first time, recording from home, "driving" from my desk during this covid-19 era, I talk a bit about a Thomas Merton book I am starting, as well as life in covid-19 Earth, ending with Exodus Cry, an organization dedicated to ending human trafficking.