To do the work of racial justice is to commit to speaking and doing new language. Toni Morrison declared, “oppressive language does more than represent violence, it is violence; does more than represent the limits of knowledge, it limits knowledge.”

A friend recently said to me, “John, I’m so tired of hearing about white privilege. I get, enough already.” Not surprisingly, she was not a person of color. Being tired is an option for her. I know it is for me. Many people don't get to make that choice. johnpavlovitz.com/2021/04/19/tir…

Christians should be the first ones wearing masks in a pandemic, the first ones welcoming refugees, the first ones opposing police brutality, the first ones declaring that black lives matter—not the last ones. #SundayMorning johnpavlovitz.com/2020/07/19/the…

Pretty sure that when Elkanah said to Hannah, "Am I not better to you than ten sons?" he was just repeating what she had said to him before he married Peninnah

All I Need - a poem from a little girl to her mum. To all refugee mothers, happy #MothersDay 🌸💙

The Language Center in Kazakhstan is looking for a remote English teacher. This Assignment is a great way to get both training and experience in teaching conversational English! go.vividfaith.com/EngishTeacherBT

Make sure you check your time zones for the #AGCM21! Get ready for today's workshop by E. Douglas Venn with the #OneYearInMission team.

Visit the Mission to the Cities Booth at campmeeting.com! Find us in the James White pavilion, and make an appointment to chat with E. Douglas Venn #AGCM21

A butterfly paradise and a rock climbing ministry . . . two very creative ways to reach the cities! Join Tim Maddocks, Marco Knorr, Christian Lutsch and E. Douglas Venn at 1 PM Eastern time to be inspired and get ideas for your ministry! #AGCM21 Butterfly Paradise Adventist Mission™

So many invoke my father to malign how other people protest injustice, yet they themselves are inactive concerning eradicating injustice. And there are those who consistently call for peace, but don’t understand that there is no peace without justice.

"Every day English spreads, the world becomes a little more homogenous and a little more bland." theguardian.com/news/2018/jul/…

Before his name became a hashtag, #GeorgeFloyd was a human being who mattered. A brother, a father, a friend. A person. I’m praying for his family today.

“The life of the immigrant is very much what God wants our life to be—someone who doesn’t feel home, someone who is dependent upon the hospitality and care of others.”-Brian Dye @Rondell_Trevino from immigrationcoalition.com talks with Legacy in Borders, Cages & Clean Water

Even the statement, “Let’s invite more Black people to the table,” implies ownership of the table and control of who is invited. Racism is about power. ~ Be A King

The 1921 attack by a White mob on the all-Black Tulsa neighborhood of Greenwood was one of the worst episodes of racial violence in U.S. history. As the city marks the massacre’s 100th anniversary this week, this is what happened and what was lost. wapo.st/3yQT5ir

Speaking up in defense of American Jews who are being attacked should not be contingent on a situation in another country #StopJewishHate boazmunro.medium.com/dear-american-…

If our cultural heritage is also rooted in caste superiority, we’ve got to let some cultural artifacts go.

Today’s Comic: The Timeline.