Comments on: Do the Work {A Book a Day 3}

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 21:39:35 +0000

In reply to Anita Ojeda. Yes! I need to get the sample of his book sent to my Kindle. I'm sure it will be enlightening.

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 21:37:48 +0000

In reply to Calvonia. Thanks, Calvonia. I know words alone aren't sufficient though. With more awareness, hopefully actions will follow. How long, Lord?

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 21:35:10 +0000

In reply to Corinne Rodrigues. Ramble on, Corinne. I love to hear your experiences of other cultures. It adds richness to the conversation!

By: Anita Ojeda

Anita Ojeda — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 12:40:56 +0000

This sounds like an excellent book and a great pairing with Kendrick Perkins’ new book.

By: Maria

Maria — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 17:49:12 +0000

Lisa, thank you from one human to another for addressing another vicious, hateful murder of a Black man at the hands of the police. Racism is from Satan and he uses it to destroy God’s beautiful creation whatever skin color they are. When my white sisters and brothers in Christ begin to learn how they are a part of the problem as well as the solution, there is hope.

By: Gayl

Gayl — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 17:46:09 +0000

Lisa, I’m with you. I couldn’t watch the video but I don’t want to forget what happened. We know there are problems and sometimes we feel so small to make any difference. One thing that has really helped me in the area of racism is to remember that all human beings are created in God’s image. No one race is better than another. I really believe progress has been made, but there is still a long way to go. As long as some people think they are better than others (in any culture) there will be racism. May we work to overcome that. Blessings to you, Lisa! I’m your neighbor at #InspireMeMonday.

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Sat, 04 Feb 2023 17:35:02 +0000

In reply to Liz Dexter. For the historical and present-day examples, this book is more oriented towards United States. It does contains principles that apply across the board to any culture, anywhere, but if you're looking for more universal or UK stuff, this might not address those specifically. Good question, Liz.

By: Liz Dexter

Liz Dexter — Sat, 04 Feb 2023 16:51:03 +0000

Regarding the book, would you say it was very entrenched in US systems/history or more widely applicable? Because our racism is different here (not less, not all different, but different) I tend to look for universal or UK based stuff at the moment, though do have broader reads as well.

By: Linda Stoll

Linda Stoll — Sat, 04 Feb 2023 02:16:04 +0000

Thanks for sharing the forgiveness posts with your friends and fans, Lisa. May God give us the courage to wish those well who have hurt us so deeply. Only Jesus. Only Him.

By: Lynn D. Morrissey

Lynn D. Morrissey — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 22:26:21 +0000

Lisa, this is so very important! Thank you. And who of us (no matter how much we want not to admit this) does not harbor some form of prejudice, even if on a subliminal level. It helps, though, when I realize it, to confess that to God and seek His forgiveness. It also helps me to listen, to keep my mouth shut when those who have been targeted and brutalized because of their race share their experience and not offer them opinions (iow, to listen with compassion and to know I can’t possibly know what they personally feel or experience), to speak out against the horrors of crime perpetrated against our Black brothers and sisters (or any race other than White) and not to remain silent in these instances, to read, to make friends from other races (I’m of European descent… so for me, I’ve made African-American, Chinese, and Arab friends), and to be loving and kind…. to invite people into our home and into my heart. Also I love the work of my childhood friend Lynne Madison Jackson, who is the great-great granddaughter of Dred Scott, whose Supreme Court case catapulted the Civil War. Lynne and I lost touch in the 3rd grade (we were best friends) when my family moved away. She found me several years ago on FB!! (FB does have its good side). Her work in racial reconciliation and education is tireless and vital. I highly commend her work to you. Others who have helped me: My precious 92 y/o mother who loves all people, my late dear nonagenarian friend Myrtle who was an African-American matriarch of our church (but didn’t know it–she was so humble), but who loved me as a 30-something impetuous new Christian, and to whom I went regularly for prayer and counsel, those I met when I worked in a nearly all-Black environment for several years, Patricia Raybon, an African-American, marvelous author whose work I so greatly admire (she and I met virtually when we both wrote professionally for Dr. Charles Stanley’s In Touch Magazine–do ck out her website and books). Another book I’d recommend is A Credible Witness by Brenda Salter McNeil. I also read Frederick Douglass’s autobiography on the real story of slavery as told by a slave who finally, through much suffering and degradation, broke from this oppression, through to freedom. His story is gripping and raw. Every American should read it. Thank you again for your heart for all people and calling out racism time and again! xo Lynn https://www.amazon.com/Credible-Witness-Reflections-Power-Evangelism/dp/0830834826/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2OV89B1WVNC4U&keywords=a+credible+witness&qid=1675462778&sprefix=a+credible+witness%2Caps%2C144&sr=8-1

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