<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">Hello Sherwood,</div><div>How good to say hello! </div><div>The Storefront Church was called St Philip The Evangelist and the little Hall ( also storefront) was almost directly opposite.</div><div>We think it was not on the same street as where we lived, which was 33rd and Scovill.</div><div>The Church buildings may have been on Euclid. Our year there was a wonderful year and Rebecca was adored because she had blue eyes! “ ain’t she the cutest baby, ain’t she got the sexiest blue eyes! “ we were very blessed indeed.</div><div>My life was completely and dramatically changed by living where we lived. An unforgettable experience, and I am quite a different woman. I was awoken to the horrors of what terrible things we had done to our own indigenous community. Of course I knew the blacks were not indigenous. One of our older men in the congregation used to talk of how his Grandfather has been freed. Thanks for the question. In response A.M, I would say say the word Compassion or Empathy.</div><div>This word will return one day into our spirit kit. Only real Leaders (Merkel,Macron and..... ) seem to live with this in their beings,right now. In my view. </div><div>In peace and love,</div><div>Isobel Bishop </div><div> Jim says hello too 🌺🦋🍁<br><div><br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature">Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On 21 Jun 2018, at 1:52 am, Sherwood Shankland via OE <<a href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>Dear Isobel,<br>I grew up in East Cleveland, curious about which church you served<br>Cheers, Sherwood<br><br><br>Sent from XFINITY Connect Application<br><br><br>-----Original Message-----<br><br>From: <a href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a><br>To: <a href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a><br>Cc: <a href="mailto:anthonymarianoel@gmail.com">anthonymarianoel@gmail.com</a><br>Sent: 2018-06-20 6:40:09 AM <br>Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Racism+at+our+Core:+The+Divided+United+States<br><br><div dir="ltr">Dear Isobel,<div>Thank you.for your immense contribution over all these years and continue to do so. Is there one word that could alter the future of humankind if so what is it?</div><div>A.M. Noel </div><div>206-321-6274</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">A.M. Noel</div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 8:10 AM, isobeljimbish--- via OE <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><a href="https://progressivechristianity.org/resources/racism-at-our-core-the-divided-united-states/" rel="noreferrer">https://progressivechristianity.org/resources/racism-at-our-core-the-divided-united-states/</a><br>
Dear colleagues, as a long time resident of your country and one who dearly loves it, I send this to ask how does this sit with you.? <br>
I lived in Cleveland Oh in 1960/1 in a black ghetto on the east side. Jim was a pastor in a storefront Church. There were absolutely no white people at all. Our parishioners were simply marvellous to me especially when I had our daughter Rebecca. Then we lived in Chicago West side and north side, 1973-81 Returned briefly in 82 briefly ditto in ‘96. <br>
We spent Summer ‘68 on the West side just after the riots and the assasinations earlier that terrible year. <br>
This matter of racism is absolutely our # 1 issue here. Our hearts are so scarred and we will never be at peace until our indigenous community enjoy every right and responsibility that we whites and all immigrants enjoy. A deep abiding healing Treaty is called for NOW. Our Government has little guts ( my view and I don’t ask anyone to agree w me. ) <br>
In peace and love,<br>
Isobel Bishop <br>
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