I am grateful to all who agreed to participate in the planning and celebration of Black History Month! On this Sunday we will hear a touching and personal reflection, on Resilience, by DeShawn Barrett. DeShawn had suggested a few music videos that have been special to him on his journey.

As we continue to observe Black History Month I cannot but reflect also on the many ways in which the church, in general, and our Methodist denomination in particular, have caused much harm to our African American siblings.

Today is the coldest day of this winter, I hear! I hope you are safely at home and if you need to be out -- you have protected yourself well. On this coldest day, I am grateful for the community of Broadway that continues to work towards having warm hearts for all God’s people! In that effort we do all we humanly can, to honor the members of our community and the cultures that are present in our community. And while I am not a fan of the idea that we assign one month to honor various cultures in our country, I am grateful for the intentionality it brings in us to celebrate that specific race/culture. February is BLACK HISTORY MONTH, so at Broadway we honor the story of the African and African American people in this month! Throughout the month we will use African/African American music in worship and hear the stories of some of our own Broadway people as they also share a sermon with us.