by Richard Haney, Executive Director Historian Carter G. Woodson was dedicated to celebrating the incredible contributions made by Black people. In 1926, he, along with the Association for... read more →
by Richard Haney, Executive Director In the remote southwestern Ethiopian town of Maji, our first executive director Harold Kurtz experienced a life-changing moment when he had the opportunity to share... read more →
by Richard Haney, Executive Director April showers soon will bring forth May flowers. But before we turn the calendar page, I remind you that April is celebrated as... read more →
by Richard Haney, Executive Director During my dissertation studies, I read several philosophers who referred to the philosophical problem of “the One and the Many.” The haunting question... read more →
by Richard Haney, Executive Director On January 4, 1981, Ralph and Roberta Winter sat down with Harold Kurtz at the kitchen table in his Portland home. They were... read more →
by Richard Haney, Executive Director George Floyd died in custody of four policemen on Memorial Day in Minneapolis. On a day set aside for remembering people who have... read more →
Dear friends, I’m grateful for the personal details recorded by the Apostle John about what he heard in the upper room hours before Jesus journeyed to the cross.... read more →
Dear friends, During this coronavirus season, we can think of many reasons to be afraid—becoming sick myself, enduring isolation, dealing with financial woes, anxious that the medical resources... read more →
Dear friends, I read in the papers yesterday about the death toll from COVID-19 in Italy now exceeding China’s tally. And there are reports today of a possible... read more →
Dear friends, In January, our staff visited the Theravada Buddhist world of Thailand and Myanmar. This was our first international staff retreat in over a decade, a significant... read more →