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The Black Lives Matter movement started in 2013. Its founders claim, “#BlackLivesMatter was founded in 2013 in response to the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s murderer.”* Further, about four years ago Black Lives Matter became an official organization. The idea for such organized efforts seemed noble, “Four years ago, what is now known as the Black…
During the past two weeks I read passages from the book of Psalms. The book is rich with passages about God, his majesty, power, glory, and awesomeness. Furthermore, the book of Psalms also addresses our humanity. In it the various authors of the Psalter often times draw the reader toward personal reflection. One of the…
In about 2 months from today I will complete 18 years of living in the United Stares of America. This is a threshold moment for me, because I was 18 years old when I came to America. If you told me 18 years ago that America would become my home, I would not believe you.…
Perhaps you are familiar with the famous English nursery rhyme about Humpty Dumpty: Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.All the king’s horses and all the king’s menCouldn’t put Humpty together again. The second line of this stanza communicates the direction in which our post-Christian, post-modern, secularized American society is headed.…
I know what you’re probably thinking…”Daniel is going to take a side and make a stance!”, or “Here we go, Daniel is about to make a statement on a loaded cultural issue!” Well, I hate to disappoint you, but that is not the goal of this article. Simply put, my goal is to examine both…
This weekend will go down in history as one of tumoultous violence and anger in our nation. Major cities around the United States are dealing with protests against police brutality. George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis, Minnesota, sparked violent protests across the United States. But are they justified? What is happening is a demonstration of late…
I must confess that I grew up oblivious to racism. If you take time to read my bio (https://thepreachersdevoblog.com/sample-page/) you’ll know I grew up in Brazil, which is ranked 27th in ethnic diversity. For context, my grandmother on my father’s side is half native Brazilian and half African. Many of my biological cousins on my…
The other night my wife, Ashli, was getting ready to put our boys to bed. I walked into the room and heard them giggling and laughing so hard. It was quite a pleasant surprise. I love hearing my boys laughing! I found out Ashli was reading jokes to them. What happened to bedside stories right?…
Much of our lives is currently wrapped up on virtual interactions through social media. Social media has become one of the main means of communication in the western world. The Orient is different because of its lack of access to modern day technological advances. But has technology really advanced our human relationships? Has it improved…
This past weekend Christians around the world gathered together to celebrate Easter. In the first time in the history of the world, Christians were not able to meet in person, in places of worship, and were prevented from gathering together because of the Coronavirus pandemic. Disease, pestilence, and illness, prevented faithful Christian believers from congregational…
