An Interview, A Quandary, A Solution
Today I had my second interview with Circuit City... looks like they're gearing up for this weekend and hiring for the next. They only start at part time and for a guy who needs to actually live off of that income... I'm not sure it would cut it. I'm still holding out for the Robinson Center to call me. Keep praying on that one.

Here is today's quandary and an excellent pointed posed by my brother on his Myspace blog if you wanna read it, hes the one in my Top 8 cant miss him. (www.myspace.com/pastordame ... look halfway down the page - he's there)

Yesterday we watched a commercial which involved two white men, dressed in bright purple suits - so they were either pimps or the Mafia - shaking down a black kid, while his family watched in shock and disbelief. They have him by the ankles and are shaking money out of his pockets. At the end of it all, they used a reference from one of the Old Testament books of the prophets out of context....

I did not initially check the blatant statement of the commercial, due to the fact that I was just waking up. However, I did notice the scripture at the end and it made me a little upset.

John's point was this: stop propagating racism. Yes, we know the past mistakes of our nation, but people still live in their worlds of bigotry. Because of commercials like this and other ethnic/racial stereotypes, EVERYONE is included in there. If this were true, it would mean that I apparently hate everyone who is not white and think that I am superior... Hardly the case.

A second point on this is the Christians are already viewed as being intolerant of differences! If youre going to make a commercial like this dont tag it with the Bible! Be constructive and original quote Darwin or Freud or someone that might further your cause of stoking the fires of racism. The name of Christ need not any more besmirching, we do a good enough job of that on our own save by the grace of God.

One person cannot do anything to sway a nation who will smile and nod about being equal and fair to everyone, but you can do something that will impact someone somewhere.

You don't know how your actions might defuse someone's opinion or stereotype of who you are, where you've come from, etc. God didn't create us to be like this! Let's set aside our pride and do something... anything that will make a difference. It could be holding a door, returning a shopping cart, simply smiling at someone and greeting them with Christ's love in your heart and eyes, or stop making so many racist jokes yeah, everyone laughs and Ill admit that I do most times. But we need to make an effort to change.

When Jesus said: "Love your neighbor as yourself..." He wasn't just talking about those right next-door.