On May 5, 2018, the Rapper Childish Gambino (Donald Glover) released the song “This is America.” The next day there were news articles about the song. The song and video reflect on a vision of America that many people discount–one of consumerism, gun violence, and race. The imagery, in vision and word, reveals a reality … Continue reading This is America: A Reflection on the Response to COVID-19
During the 1989 movie Gleaming the Cube, Christian Slater’s character Brian has to cope with the death of his brother. At very low time his friend says to him, “Your gleaming the cube, Brian” Brian gives his friend a questionable look, so he clarifies, “The cube is where you skate when you let go.” There … Continue reading Something on Resilience
UUCJ has always decided to stay in the city of Jackson. It is a conscious choice to do so. In our previous location, we had some outreach in the community we were in, inconsistent as it was. In our new church home, we once again are confronted with serving the community in which we exist. … Continue reading Right Racial Relations
