Recommended Reading and Listening 2-19-16 edition

Catching up on blog posts that I should have posted long ago, but just in case somebody out there on the interwebs cares, here you go!

Recommended Reading and Listening

Race and Racism Having two brown kids it was always a struggle to find picture books with brown kids in them. Here's a helpful list. 7 Must-Read Picture Books Featuring African-American Characters Some white people were upset by Beyonce's Super Bowl halftime performance andSaturday Night Live had a perfect satire of such feelings. Depending on your political persuasion, you may not like Charles Blow's characterizations of Republican candidates, however, I think everyone of all parties needs to heed Blow's analysis of the economic dynamics of race that are driving this election.  In case you missed it when I shared it before, the UCC's Chicago Theological Seminary made a video called "White Privilege Glasses" to help explain the concept of white privilege. In case you missed it when I shared it before, here's a great explanation about howwhite privilege is different from economic privilege.  One can be poor and white and still have white privilege. God and American Culture Fascinating article about corporate chaplains. I have so many mixed feelings about it.  A powerful piece written by an author of a book studying the "Prosperity Gospel" who contracted stage 4 cancer. One blogger wonders if--given what currently passes for Christianity in America today--he's really not a Christian The Religious Sources of Christian Terrorism Misc. Stuff I think is Cool "Five Lessons From a Crappy Day"--a blog post from a UCC minister and friend of mine