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R.I.P. Dallas Willard

I know that I'm late in acknowledging the passing of Dallas Willard last week, but it's never too late to pay our respects.  Though I don't claim to have known Mr. Willard, I did have the opportunity to meet and…
Derryck Green
May 13, 2013
CulturePolitics

Congressional Black Embarrassment

  Once again, members of the Congressional Black Caucus has found a way to embarrass itself and their constituents.  During the Oversight Committee hearing regarding the "whistle blower" testimony on Benghazi, Elijah Cummings (D- Maryland) - the committee's ranking member, no less- in an…
Derryck Green
May 8, 2013
CultureFaith

National Day of Prayer

This is my simple contribution to Project 21's discussion regarding the National Day of Prayer- Today, as Americans participate in the National Day of Prayer, we should be mindful that our prayers — regardless of our religious tradition — reflect…
Derryck Green
May 2, 2013
CultureFaith

Mercy For Gosnell?

In a Sunday article on First Thing's website , Robert P. George argued that pro-lifers should join him in requesting that Gosnell's life be spared from the death penalty if the jury decides as much.  George, who is overly optimistic,…
Derryck Green
April 15, 2013
CultureFaithPolitics

Jim Wallis And Gay Marriage

Looks like Jim Wallis has joined those “leaders,” religious and non-religious alike, who have “evolved” in regards to their support of same-sex marriage.  On Friday while being interviewed by the Huffington Post, Wallis was asked about his views concerning the…
Derryck Green
April 8, 2013
Culture

12 Things The Negro Must Do For Himself

By Nannie Helen Burroughs  1. The Negro Must Learn To Put First, The First Things Are: Education; Development of Character Traits; A Trade and Home Ownership. The Negro puts too much of his earning in clothes, in food, in show and…
Derryck Green
February 25, 2013
CultureFaith

Merry Christmas

And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) And all went to…
Derryck Green
December 25, 2012