Easter: Keep Hope Alive Radio Show

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Happy Easter!! Christians around the world today are celebrating the risen Christ.

It was wonderful to be on the Keep Hope Alive Radio Show with host Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. and producer Santita Jackson.

We discussed what the crucifixion and the resurrection of Jesus Christ means for us today.

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Keep Hope Alive: Radio Show with Rev. Jesse Jackson

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This morning, i am on “Keep Hope Alive” Radio show with Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.

It is an Easter Special and we are talking about the politics, social and religious context of the crucifixion of Jesus.

Easter: “Keep Hope Alive Radio Show”

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Happy Easter everyone!

I pray that we can all  live in hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.  This morning, I am a guest on the “Keep Hope Alive” Radio Show with Reverend Jesse L. Jackson Sr.,

Please tune in.

Jesus and the Cross: Rejection and Resurrection

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This is Holy Week.  Here is my latest piece for The Huffington Post.

I hate to be rejected. Don’t you?

No one likes rejection. Yet, we experience rejection and its pain from an early age. Children feel hurt when, on the playground or in other settings, they are not allowed to play a game with the rest of the kids. Childhood rejection may even be self-inflicted, when we resent the fact that we are afraid to climb up to the top of the Jungle Gym.

Easter Morning

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This morning, I was a guest on Rev. Jesse Jackson’s radio show, “Keep Hope Alive” produced by Santita Jackson.  I was one of six guests (along with Drs. Peter Heltzel & Martha Simmons) for the two hour show.  Rev. Jackson posed the simple question to all of the guests, “Who is Jesus?”  The conversation that followed was lively, challenging and provocative.

Rev. Jackson reminded us that we have commercialized Easter and Christmas with the cute little Easter Bunny and