‘Genius: MLK/X’: New docudrama depicts the personal lives of the two civil rights activists
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports that the series includes scenes of Martin Luther King, Jr, and Coretta Scott King, and Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz, at home with their families and discussing their faith…
On the Screen: No surprises but plenty of big screen action in Transformers’ return
DAVID ADAMS watches the latest ‘Transformers’ film…
Philippines President orders urgent aid as storm Nalgae kills 45
Manila, PhilippinesReuters Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr, on Saturday ordered urgent aid distribution in a southern province where landslides have been triggered by Tropical Storm Nalgae, which has killed 45 people across the country so far. Heavy rains and strong winds pounded the capital, Manila, and surrounding areas for most of Saturday as Nalgae forced […]
In the US, Tennessee pastor, first African American, named to key SBC post
Nashville, Tennessee, USAP Tennessee pastor Willie McLaurin has been named interim president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee, becoming the first African American to lead one of the denomination’s ministry entities in its more than 175-year history. McLaurin’s appointment as one of the top administrators for the largest Protestant church body in […]
Essay: The journey from the 6th January insurrection to Martin Luther King Day
EBOO PATEL, founder and president of US-based Interfaith Youth Core, says the very people who have been subject to the worst of the United States have embodied its best…
Essay: As the US marked another MLK Day, white evangelicals again have a choice to make on racial justice
In an article adapted from his book ‘The Color of Compromise: The Truth About the American Church’s Complicity in Racism‘, JEMAR TISBY, says Martin Luther King, Jr, “saw an indissoluble link between the Christian faith and the responsibility to change unjust laws and policies”…
ESSAY: HOW A HERITAGE OF BLACK PREACHING SHAPED MLK’S VOICE IN CALLING FOR JUSTICE
In an article first published on The Conversation, KENYATTA R GILBERT, author of ‘The Journey and Promise of African American Preaching’, looks at how Martin Luther King, Jr’s voice was shaped by those who went before him…
SIGHT-SEEING: RELATING TO REJECTION
NILS VON KALM reflects on how Jesus and the example set by some of His followers sustains him during times of rejection…
BOOKS: FOLLOWING THE WAY OF CHRIST IN A JOURNEY TO BIBLICAL JUSTICE
DAVID ADAMS reads Sight contributor Nils von Kalm’s new book…
LIFESTORY: MINISTER “STILL WRESTLING” WITH HIS FAITH AFTER MURDER OF HIS WIFE AND SON
BOBBY ROSS, Jr, speaks with US pastor Les Ferguson, Jr, about his tragic and remarkable story, now the subject of a new book…