Black History Month Resources from Dorena Williamson
Dorena Williamson has a ministry of reconciliation and bridge-building among diverse communities in the church and around the country.
Dorena Williamson has a ministry of reconciliation and bridge-building among diverse communities in the church and around the country.
I had coffee with a student not long ago, during which he expressed to me his anxiety over getting everything just right, and the difficulty of putting an assignment to rest. These prayers came out of that conversation.
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