by Bob | Feb 8, 2009 | African American History, Black History Month
*Note: For The Journey: Day Twenty-One see my earlier post today.Black History Month: The History and the ControversyDay Eight: And Now “The Controversy”Having spent our first week briefly outlining the history of Black History Month, it’s time to engage in...
by Bob | Feb 4, 2009 | African American History, Beyond the Suffering, Black History Month, Carter Woodson
*Note: For The Journey: Day Seventeen see my earlier post today.Black History Month: The History and the ControversyDay Five: So Now We KnowLet’s summarize what we’ve learned so far about the true history of Black History Month.1. Original Need: There existed in the...
by Bob | Dec 19, 2008 | African American History, Black Church, Black History, Black History Month
The Journey: Forty Days of PromiseCelebrating the Legacy of African American ChristianityThirty days from now you are invited to join me on a forty-day journey. I will be blogging, Lord willing, during the forty days from Martin Luther King Day on January 19, 2009, to...
by Bob | Nov 4, 2008 | African American History, Barack Obama, Hope, Racism, Waiting on God
African American Hope—Then and NowAs I pen these words, America has just elected its first African American President—Barack Obama. While Evangelical Christians may take issue with President-elect Obama’s pro-choice views on abortion, and perhaps with various other...
by Bob | Jan 1, 2008 | African American History, Mary Lincoln
Freedom’s Eve—Watch Night ServiceMany of us, regardless of race, are familiar with the tradition of a New Year’s Eve Watch Night Service. However, few of us know the true history behind it.We can trace the history of the Watch Night Service all the way back to 1862....
by Bob | Nov 6, 2007 | African American Church, African American History, Beyond the Suffering, Black Church
Beyond the Suffering SeminarOn Saturday, February 23, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., on the Main Lanham Campus of Washington Bible College/Capital Bible Seminary in Lanham, MD, I will present a seminar based on my latest book, Beyond the Suffering: Embracing the Legacy...
