WARNING: This piece quotes a racial slur If you’ve read my blog much at all, you know that I lived my early childhood in a small town in Arkansas. I don’t really know much about the history of the town. I know that it was named after a a prominent oak tree. I know thatContinue reading “The Other Side of Town”
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Stay Home, Just in Case
Yesterday was the #BlackLivesMatter protest in Oklahoma City. My daughter, who has a flame for social justice, wanted to attend. My wife agreed, but only if she could join her. Then my father in law said they could go only if he could join them. The concern was that it was just that dangerous. Together, threeContinue reading “Stay Home, Just in Case”
“With Liberty and Justice For All” – A United Methodist Minster Speaks Out
WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL – Reverend Jim Shepherd – Goodrich United Methodist Church Norman, Oklahoma – July 10 2016 LUKE 10:25-37; AMOS 5:21-24, 7:1-9 Fifty-six delegates to the 2nd Continental Congress in Philadelphia affixed their signatures to the Declaration of Independence and the Thirteen Colonies became a free nation. We should note that thisContinue reading ““With Liberty and Justice For All” – A United Methodist Minster Speaks Out”
Import complicated 