Juneteenth is not just about Black Texans.
It is also about the Black soldiers who liberated themselves, kicked Confederate ass across the Deep South for 2+ years, marched to Galveston, Texas, and liberated folks there, too.
Nothing in Black history happened in a vacuum.
This image confronts us with two of the greatest scandals of Christianity.
The first scandal is that none of us are good enough for heaven.
Most people compare themselves to serial killers, dictators, rapists, and criminals and conclude, "At least I'm not that bad." But God does not compare us to Jeffrey Dahmer. He compares us to His own perfect holiness. Scripture says that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. The proud businessman, the moral neighbor, the avid atheist, the faithful churchgoer, and the murderer all stand guilty before a holy God apart from Christ.
The second scandal is that God saves anyone at all.
The real question is not, "How could God save someone like Dahmer if he truly repented and believed?" The real question is, "How could God save any of us?" Every person deserves judgment. Every person deserves separation from God. Salvation is never owed. It is never earned. It is pure grace from beginning to end.
That is what makes the gospel so offensive to human pride. It tells the worst sinner that he can be forgiven through Christ, and it tells the best-looking sinner that he cannot save himself.
The cross levels everyone. We are all condemned in Adam, and the only hope for any of us is Jesus Christ.
NEW: Cops chased the wrong guy. They followed him and intentionally crashed into his car twice, causing it to flip and catch fire. They fired 27 shots and then waited outside as Navy veteran John Andrew Jenuwine bled out and died. https://t.co/hUae8JSSdy
The NAACP’s recent call for Black student-athletes to consider where they play collegiate sports has put HBCUs — fair or not — in a political tug-of-war.
Prairie View head coach Tremaine Jackson had thoughts about it.
READ what he and an HBCU athletic director had to say on the issue: https://t.co/VgnkCIrbgJ
We may consider it unfair to ask our young black athletes to engage in politics or consider or participate in a boycott, but best believe the other side don’t feel that way.
Jackson State University is among 15 HBCUs that have launched the Association of HBCU Research Institutions, a national coalition designed to accelerate world-class research.
Read more in the JSU Newsroom.
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The campaign asks Black athletes and fans to consider HBCUs instead: "When considering where to commit your talent or your financial support, keep HBCUs at the top of your list"
https://t.co/YuwbMSJbV4
The NAACP is urging Black athletes and fans to “withhold athletic and financial support” from public universities in states that “have moved to limit, weaken or erase Black voting representation”
100 years ago today, the University of Michigan Board of Regents gave Fielding H. Yost permission to proceed with construction of Michigan Stadium!
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Iran Deal By Obama:
•Strait of Hormuz open for free
•Iran limits Uranium enrichment
•Iran agrees to make no nuclear weapons
•Iran allows Int'l inspectors to ensure compliance
•Inspectors confirm Iran's full compliance
Iran Ceasefire By Trump:
•Strait of Hormuz closed, only open for $2M Per Ship
•Iran makes no guarantee of limit on uranium enrichment
•Iran makes no guarantee of no nuclear weapons
•Iran makes no guarantee to allow Int'l inspectors
MAGA: Trump Playing 5D Chess! Art Of The Deal!!