This week's recommendation is shared by Rev. Deb Meinke.

This week's recommendation is shared by Ellen Long.

This week's recommendation is shared by Ellen Long.

This week's recommendation is shared by Ellen Long.

This week's recommendation is shared by Bill Tammeus.

In this week's recommended article, from goodfaithmedia.org, Starlette Thomas describes her "Journey to the Raceless Gospel." Read the article here.

This week's recommendation is shared by Josephine Njoroge.
One of the ongoing conversations for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is around the topic of reparations and acknowledging the ways that the denomination was involved in and benefited from slavery and segregation.

This week's recommendation is shared by Deb Meinke.

This week's recommendation is shared by Bill Tammeus.

This week’s recommendation is shared by Carol Grimaldi, chairperson, Matthew 25 Committee.

Since last year, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has been observing Mr. Rogers’ Day, and this year dedicated its March “Being Matthew 25” webinar to giving viewers a glimpse into what a Matthew 25 world looks like through Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.

This week’s recommendation is shared by Bill Tammeus.

Among the many places that racist comments are found is online. How can you avoid contributing to that problem and maybe even assist in solving it?

This week's recommendation is shared by Deb Meinke.

This week’s recommendation is shared by Josephine Njoroge.

This week’s recommendation is shared by Ellen Long.

As we celebrate Black History Month, I’d like to recommend the KC Black History website, kcblackhistory.org, as a wonderful resource that offers a wealth of information about the lives, talents and community activism of many Black Kansas Citians.

This week’s recommendation is shared by Gwen Ervin.

I want to encourage everyone at Second to view the Nelson-Atkins’ current exhibit “Testimony.”

This recommendation is shared by Ellen Long.

This week’s recommendation is shared by Ellen Long.

This week’s recommendation, Gather, is shared by Katie Stanley.

This week’s recommendation is shared by Rev. Deb Meinke.

Need a last-minute gift for the readers in your life? Check out recently published books by Indigenous authors on the NPR Codeswitch episode “The Characters are the Light” (available here).

This week’s recommendation is shared by Carolyn Nesbitt.

Emmanuel Acho is known for his years playing football (Texas Longhorns and NFL) and currently as a sports announcer with FoxSports. He can also be found on a YouTube series having some "uncomfortable conversations” about racial issues from his perspective. This book Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy follows his best-selling book with similar title, just ends in “….. Man.” So there are multiple ways for people of all ages to spend some time learning more about how to be an informed and effective anti-racist.

This fall, Second Presbyterian Church is planting native plants along 55th St. and sharing the following land acknowledgement:

“Second Presbyterian Church acknowledges that all of our activities take place on ancestral lands of Indigenous peoples. Like many other properties in the Kansas City area, our building is located on the traditional lands of the Kansa/Kaw, Osage, Kickapoo, Óčheti Sakówin (also known as the Sioux Nations) -- lands that were stolen or obtained through unfair or dishonest treaties.

May our words and these plants honor those ancestors who loved this land before us, and may our actions serve to restore the vitality of their sacred lands for their descendants.”