It's been a challenge and an honor that
Andre Henry asked a bunch of white Christians to educate other white people about the specter of systemic racism for Lent. You can see the entire project here:
Repenting Of Racism For Lent. Our final post is below, in the form of a conversation between collaborators Luke, Maddie, and myself:
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And I'll close with this: on Good Friday, Darcie and I took our daughters to the
Prison Creative Arts Project's Annual Exhibit of Art by Michigan Prisoners. PCAP's mission is to bring those impacted by the justice system and the University of Michigan Community into artistic collaboration for mutual learning and growth. This was a foundational program in my life, and it's something I look forward to every year.
Reflect on Jesus’ habit of spending time with the unheard and unvalued, the marginalized. I confess that one of my strongest lessons on who Jesus is came from a
lifer named Levi many years ago, who I wrote about in the launch post of this very blog, and many times since....
I invite you to listen with your eyes and your heart.
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Just Human (A Portrait Study), by Payaso |
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I Need to Breath, by Sara Ylen |
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Prisoner On a Field of Flowers, by Oliger Merko |
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Better Times Self Portrait 1980, by Cory Hill |
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Imaginary Celo, by Oliger Merko |
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Mindtricks, by Sludge |
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One Of A Kind, by Susan Brown |
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Time to Bloom, by Susan Brown |
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Painting His Way Home, by Martin Vargas |
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Erasures, by Yusef Quavo |
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Stigma, by Nicole Kipfmiller |
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Prison Life, by Oil City Choppers |
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A Life Tougher Than Normal, by JAE |
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My Entire Prison Closet, by Jillybean |
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Will You Stop For This, by Spyder |
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Father and Daughter Time, by Curtis Chase |
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Face of a Nation, by Tran |
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The Bridge of Peace, by Free Ray Gray |
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Boxer’s Dreams Deferred, by Hoodybraids |
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God’s Love, by Jason Stafford |
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The Artistic Drive Personified, by Bryan Picken |
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Sarayu, by Sara Ylen |
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Harlem, by Tommy Curtis Owens |
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