The Prodigal
Myers Park Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, NC has challenged us to use this unusual time during COVID 19 to read, watch, learn, experience, confess, and ACT to bring about real change towards a more fair and equitable country. At the bottom of the linked page are incredibly powerful resources to assist you on this journey.
“And what does the Lord require of you? To do justice and to love kindness and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah...
WHAT IS IT?
A brilliant movie that tells the unbelievable story of how a black cop infiltrated the KKK.
WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT?
This is a movie that will make you think – – about America’s past — and its future.
JUST THIS:
When I went to see BLACKKKLANSMAN I didn’t know a lot about the movie. I knew that it was “a Spike Lee joint,” the true story of how an African-Amercian police officer...
A recent three-alarm fire at Woodscape Apartments in Charlotte left 41 families homeless. MeckMin notes that of the 139 people affected, 94% are low income and 37 are children.
This has been a completely devastating situation.
The Charlotte Clergy Coalition for Justice is raising money through August 7th to help secure new housing and replace personal items. All funds...
Want to be part of a winning team in Charlotte this Super Bowl season? Consider yourself drafted to play in the Souper Bowl of Caring, a national movement to address the needs of our neighbors who are struggling with hunger.
This blog from Love Builds Up A World argues that perhaps it’s not a refugee crisis at all . . . but instead a values crisis. Of course, this idea means that it’s not about “them,” it’s about me. And you. And two little boys in donated pink boots. Read about it here.
LET US NOT SQUANDER WHAT WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN
There are so many compelling opportunities to make a difference. We can’t do everything, but we can always do something. Get involved!
PSTRONG FOUNDATION EVENT – “An Evening in Hollywood”
MARCH 6, 2015
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I hope to use this platform to highlight some of the really compelling cries for help in my community, and some of the really inspiring responses. We can’t do everything, but we can always do something.
What does it mean to “practice” your faith? Author Chris Saade describes an evolutionary movement of “sacred activism” (a term coined by Andrew Harvey) in his...
I hope to use this platform to highlight some of the really compelling cries for help in my community, and really inspiring responses. We can’t do everything, but we can always do something.
The P Strong foundation was created by friends of Pattie Iannitti after she was diagnosed with a rare abdominal cancer. The foundation raises money for research into better treatment options for those battling...
LET US NOT SQUANDER WHAT WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN
A few years ago the universe hit me with a conscience wrenching two-by-four when my minister was preaching the story of The Prodigal Son. He retold that familiar tale of the one brother who works diligently and responsibly by his father’s side while the other demands his inheritance and then promptly runs off to the city where he spends all his money foolishly and frivolously, and finally comes back, shamed and penniless.
And...
