On this Juneteenth, are you a thermometer or a thermostat? Martin Luther King Jr. often used the analogy of a “thermostat” versus a “thermometer” to describe the role of individuals in society. A thermometer passively records the temperature, while a thermostat actively works to regulate and change it. He spoke about the Church being a… Continue reading On this Juneteenth, are you a thermometer or a thermostat?
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“Because he’s black.”
The first eight years of my life were lived on an Air Force base where there was a wide variety of people. My earliest memories of elementary school are of spending time with my best friends, John-John and Keith. John-John’s mom was Vietnamese and his father was African-American giving him wonderful patches of skin – swirls… Continue reading “Because he’s black.”
Second Shower Trailer Site Begins in June
by Max Klinkenborg, Feet-N-More Shower Ministry Beginning Wednesday, June 16th, FEET-N-MORE, the shower trailer ministry of Church of the Palms, will be providing showers at Santa Teresita Catholic Church in El Mirage. At the invitation of St. Vincent de Paul’s food distribution and feeding program at Santa Teresita, we will be there from 9:00 a.m.–1:00… Continue reading Second Shower Trailer Site Begins in June