Howard Thurman’s “Deception as Coping Mechanism, Sincerity as Liberation”
Howard Thurman’s classic, Jesus and the Disinherited, casts Jesus as one whose ministry is for all whose backs are against the wall. Published in 1949, Thurman’s book addressed Jesus’ ministry in light of African Americans’ suffering under racial oppression and became a favorite of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Ruth: Building a Home for One Another
Ruth and Naomi have moved forward together, creating a home for one another and making life, stability, and rest possible for generations to come—something that seemed impossible as the story unfolded in chapter one (Ruth 3:1-5, 4:13-17
Public Faithfulness and Secret-Keeping
Frances’ family treated faith in public as the highest good. What others thought of the family was akin to God’s approval of the family’s faithfulness. Reflect on how family perception impacted the beliefs you received.