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Tuskegee Airmen Leslie Edwards visits Christ Community Church
Christ Community Church of Cincinnati had the unique privilege on February 3, 2013 of a visit by Tuskegee Airman, Mr. Leslie Edwards. Mr. Edwards was born on August 9, 1924 in Memphis Tennessee. His father died when he was five years old. He learned at a very early age the benefits of hard work…
Read MoreTHE OFFICE OF RECONCILIATION AND MEDIATION BRIEF UPDATE
The Office of Reconciliation and Mediation (ORM) and its 28 chapter leaders continues to reach out to churches both inside and outside our fellowship. Recently we’ve held workshops in Portland, Vancouver and Phoenix with a specially lively group discussion in Beaumont, California. The nature of our work forces us to be interdenominational as well…
Read MoreORM Chapter Leader in Kosovo
As I write, I am in Kosovo where I will be doing voluntary work. This time, I will again mainly work with women, often widows. Most of them are struggling with unresolved grief, self-worth and trauma. I will stay until end of May. It is a long stretch that may help the women to do a work in depth…
Read More“Deputy Sheriff Hardeman, reporting”
Texas has 254 counties so Tarrant County may not stand out in your mind unless you are told that Fort Worth is the country seat. Fort Worth is proud of its legacy of cowboys and cattle drives, aerospace and retail stores. Further out in the county comes the University of Texas at Arlington and the…
Read MoreTuskegee Airman Bill Hicks Reminisces about Red Tails
Exciting Happenings
Our friends here at the Office of Reconciliation and Mediation are excited about doors that are opening up to us. They are opportunities that should enable us to do what we do best – help to build lasting bonds among people of different walks of life. We now have a weekly radio broadcast in the…
Read MoreFrom Racism to Gracism
Text: 2 Corinthians 5:17-18 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.” Whenever I tell my life story there is a reaction that follows it.…
Read MoreDallas Reconciliation Conference
The much-anticipated ORM Reconciliation Conference took place on Saturday and Sunday, August 7-8, in Dallas, Texas after about fifteen months of planning. Our special thanks go to the organizers, Chapter Leaders Tom Pickett, Arnold Clauson and Bob Persky. It was a great experience with excellent participation, transformation and fun! Following is a sampling of the…
Read MoreTeen places second in Black History Month essay/oratorical competition
Krissy Reinagel placed second in the St. Louis County Library’s “Seeking Harmony and Empowerment through Words: A Teen Essay/ Oratorical Competition,” Feb. 26, 2010. Her essay was based on an interview of Curtis May. The winner was a high school senior and third place was a high school junior. Krissy is an 8th grade student. …
Read MoreBeaumont, CA police’s 9th annual Faith and Justice Summit
On March 9, 2009 the Beaumont California Police Department held it’s 9th Annual Faith and Justice Summit. They teamed up with an Inland Empire group called Cops and Clergy. I was asked to conduct a workshop and give the keynote address at the end of the session. The morning keynote address speaker was Riverside County DA Ron Pachecho. Police Chief Coe strongly…
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