by Charles Lyons Outside, the broad boulevard fronting our church building was blocked, creating a two-block space for the Red Moon Theatre’s Halloween extravaganza “All Hallows Eve Ritual Celebration.” In the unseasonably warm dusk, people […]
by Charles Lyons Years into white people rallying, conferencing, and writing books promoting racial reconciliation, I was invited to be part of a discussion group sponsored by the world’s leading Christian journal. The conversation was […]
by Charles Lyons On January 20, 2017, Donald J. Trump will be inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States. The Sunday after the election, I made the following statement:
by Charles Lyons Horrific headlines roiled over Chicago like angry storm clouds this past summer. Murder numbers skyrocketing. Shootings being tallied literally by the minute. August was Chicago’s most violent month in 20 years. As […]
by Charles Lyons “Bring drums, rattles, whistles, and noise makers of all types. Dress to shock and/or impress. Come in costumes and show your rage.” So trumpeted the handbill promoting what was being called a […]
by Charles Lyons I am not claiming to be an expert in these matters. However, as a lifelong voter in Chicago and the state of Illinois, I have learned a thing or two about terrible […]
by Charles Lyons Everything in the New Testament record of first-century Christian activity takes place in the theater of the Roman Empire, colored and dominated by history’s first mega-city.
by Charles Lyons Living in a large metropolitan area for a generation and a half, I still find it fascinating and disturbing that the sociology of urban America a generation ago has become the sociology […]
by Charles Lyons Even a semi-regular reader of this column, will be able to finish this line: What’s in the city today … all together now, … is everywhere tomorrow. This is true because the […]
by Charles Lyons I was shocked! Not by the video, but the scripture staring at me days after the video had been released. The mayor had warned the city, it would be difficult to watch. […]
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