Of Hidden Figures, Inaugurations, and Finding Reasons to Hope

January 25, 2017 / Kiersti Giron / black history, faith, Martin Luther King Jr., movies, racial reconciliation

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My husband and I sat in the movie theater watching Hidden Figures on Martin Luther King Jr. Day this year. I loved the movie—so well written, directed, and acted, and such a beautifully inspiring true story. If you haven’t seen this uplifting film of three African-American women, mathematical and computer geniuses working at […]

In Honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

January 18, 2016 / Kiersti Giron / black history, Mark Charles, Martin Luther King Jr., racial reconciliation, Selma

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A re-post from last year’s “Stories that Need to Be Told: Selma, #BlackLivesMatter, and a Truth Commission,” posted January 21, 2015 (though with an update at the bottom) in honor of this MLK day. With all the heartache and death and division that’s continued to tear our country this year…and yet also many efforts toward […]

Stories that Need to Be Told: Selma, #BlackStoriesMatter, and a Truth Commission

January 21, 2015 / Kiersti Giron / 5 Small Loaves, black history, faith, Freedom Riders, history, Mark Charles, Martin Luther King Jr., movies, racial reconciliation, Selma, Uncategorized

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Stories. They matter, because God uses them to reflect His truth and reach our hearts. And because He Himself is the most masterful Storywriter of all. I loved some of the comments and insights you readers shared on this topic here last week! But sometimes stories also matter because they need […]