Welcoming Justice: God’s Movement Toward Beloved Community, by Charles Marsh & John Perkins
On February 7, 1970, John Perkins, an African American Baptist minister was beaten nearly to death by police officers in the town of Brandon, Mississippi. While recovering during a lengthy hospital stay, Perkins received a vision of Jesus’ suffering on the cross, a vision he called a conversion of love and forgiveness.
Perkins's subsequent ministry became a magnet that drew many people to Mendenhall, MS. One of them was a recent college graduate named Charles Marsh, the son of a Southern Baptist pastor in Laurel, MS. From their meeting in 1980, a friendship was forged.
Welcoming Justice recounts their inspiring conversations and provides a model for necessary conversations we could have today.
The church staff are pulling some books from our Church Library and putting them on a table in the Fellowship Hall. Please come by (8-3:30 Mon-Fri), choose a book(s) you would like, write your name on the card along with the date, and return it within 3 weeks. It’s a great time to READ!