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Category Archives: From the Bookshelf
From the Bookshelf: The Hermits of Big Sur, by Paula Huston
Here in the States (USA), we like to observe milestones: 50, 100, 150, 200 year on. The recorded history of European settlement is a relatively short period compared to the development of cultures in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, … Continue reading
From the Bookshelf: Resurrection Hope, by Kelly Brown Douglas
I am in awe of cathedrals. May that be on an architectural level, entering a building that has existed for hundreds if not a thousand years. May that be on an artistic level, to stroll through the chapels and nave … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Lives Matter, Current Events, Faith, Historic Places
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From the Bookshelf: Out of Time, by Laurie Graves
I have not been very good about time, when it come to reading Laurie Graves’ third youth novel in her Great Library Series, “Out of Time”. I ordered mine (singed by the author!!!!) when the publication came out…. oooooh, a … Continue reading
From the Bookshelf: Myrtle and the Big Mistake, by Cynthia Reyes and Lauren Reyes-Grange
Wednesday, I took a vehicle to the dealership to get some service done. While waiting, I got to watch (only half way as I was reading too) two episodes of Law and Order on the lounge TV. I have never … Continue reading
From the Bookshelf: Farming While Black, Leah Penniman
Let’s start with a quiz to establish essential knowledge and philosophy for reading Mrs. Penniman’s “Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land” “Food Apartheid” is: a) a system of organizing one’s garden, pantry, and menu plans b) a system of … Continue reading
From the Bookshelf: 1919, Eve L. Ewing
For whatever alignment of the stars, with the Black Lives Maters protests after George Floyds’ death, I happened to read a cartoon by an African American cartoonist which dropped the phrase “Red Summer”. I did not know the reference. Then, … Continue reading
From the Bookshelf: Jacob Lawrence: The Migration Series
In order to understand the Red Summer of 1919, we must understand the great migration of African-Americans from the southern states to the norther cities. In order to understand this relocation of people, race, and culture, we must understand Jim … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Lives Matter, Books, Current Events, History
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From the Bookshelf: My Bondage and My Freedom, by Fredrick Douglas
My first memory of a peer of African-American descent comes from elementary school. Sammy. That is about it. We grew up in tract-home, suburban, white, middle-class, college educated, California. Sammy was athletic. OJ Simpson and Muhammad Ali were sports heroes. … Continue reading
From the Bookshelf: Hillbilly Elegy, A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis, J. D. Vance
In my project of reading-books-I-already-have-then-moving-them-along, J. D. Vance’s memoir, Hillbilly Elegy, was next in the stack. This came to me by way of my mother-in-law, whom I believe read it for her book club. She then passed it on to … Continue reading
From the Bookshelf: Jesus and After, the First Eighty Years, by E. Bruce Brooks
I view knowledge and faith as two methods of thought which emphasize different factors. Knowledge asks about facts and data. Faith asks why something is important. Knowledge can be observed and repeated (scientific process). Faith gives meaning to events. Knowledge … Continue reading
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