<![CDATA[Citrus Gets Real]]>Mon, 16 Jan 2023 15:19:41 +0000Captivate.fmJohn W. Lemonshttps://artwork.captivate.fm/0b53b17d-a005-4c0e-8887-bb27b050cbe9/yDSPeYIc6w7m1i3ziitajdTX.pngCitrus Gets RealJohn W. LemonsJohn W. LemonsThoughts, insights, and questions surrounding matters of faith in American life in addition to subjects or current events affecting Generations Y & Z. Occasionally I'll also have interviews with friends who submit a guest blog entry over on my website - visit there for more: www.citrusgetsreal.com.https://www.citrusgetsreal.comnoepisodicPost-Covid Catharsis... with the help of Marvin GayePost-Covid Catharsis... with the help of Marvin GayeThe past year has either been cathartic for you, or you find yourself in *need* of catharsis. A little Marvin Gaye can help with that...

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John 15:1-5 and 10-11

John 14:15-31

Galatians 5:22-23

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John 15:1-5 and 10-11

John 14:15-31

Galatians 5:22-23

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]]>8b7eb8f4-ac09-42ca-a056-90ce6e07de19Fri, 02 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -060022:36nofull14John W. LemonsTwitter From Birmingham JailTwitter From Birmingham JailOn MLK Day, the name Earl Stallings probably doesn't mean anything to you.

But if you're listening to this, I'd bet you know Earl Stallings.

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"Letter From Birmingham Jail" by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

"A Call to Unity": Letter from 8 Birmingham Clergy

Walkout at FBC Birmingham

More on walkout at FBC Birmingham

Conservative and Liberals both were unhappy with Earl Stallings

Gallup Approval/Disapproval of Dr. King

Dr. King more unpopular than Donald Trump

Dr. King lost support among liberals and mainstream

Response to Dr. King's Marquette Park March in Chicago

Details on the Selma March

Dr. King lost the support of Black Americans

Jackie Robinson distancing himself from Dr. King

African-Americans impatient with approach, riot after assassination

Earl Stallings declined invitation from KKK to hold anti-liquor rally

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Worthwhile Twitter Follows:

Anthony Bradley, Austin Channing-Brown, Dwight McKissic, Jemar Tisby, Heather Thompson Day, Esau McCaulley, Dante Stewart, BJ...]]>On MLK Day, the name Earl Stallings probably doesn't mean anything to you.

But if you're listening to this, I'd bet you know Earl Stallings.

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Links:

"Letter From Birmingham Jail" by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

"A Call to Unity": Letter from 8 Birmingham Clergy

Walkout at FBC Birmingham

More on walkout at FBC Birmingham

Conservative and Liberals both were unhappy with Earl Stallings

Gallup Approval/Disapproval of Dr. King

Dr. King more unpopular than Donald Trump

Dr. King lost support among liberals and mainstream

Response to Dr. King's Marquette Park March in Chicago

Details on the Selma March

Dr. King lost the support of Black Americans

Jackie Robinson distancing himself from Dr. King

African-Americans impatient with approach, riot after assassination

Earl Stallings declined invitation from KKK to hold anti-liquor rally

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Worthwhile Twitter Follows:

Anthony Bradley, Austin Channing-Brown, Dwight McKissic, Jemar Tisby, Heather Thompson Day, Esau McCaulley, Dante Stewart, BJ Thompson, DeVon Wade, Khristi Lauren Adams, and Deryk Hayes.

There are many more...

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]]>a779fa6f-2225-4de6-ae52-a917ef728646Mon, 18 Jan 2021 06:00:00 -060023:23nofull13John W. LemonsOn That Day...On That Day...What if some of the greatest hardships we experience as the collective people of God can be turned into a future we never before could have imagined?

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Jerusalem Council in Acts 15

Stephen's Sermon in Acts 7

Acts 8:1-4

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Links:

Jerusalem Council in Acts 15

Stephen's Sermon in Acts 7

Acts 8:1-4

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]]>4f726e3a-f95a-4e5e-84d6-72a71c0dc7e9Mon, 04 Jan 2021 06:00:00 -060012:23nofull12What if some of the greatest hardships we experience as the collective people of God can be turned into a future we never before could have imagined?John W. LemonsPeaches & SmashPeaches & SmashYou can tell a lot about a person by their nicknames. The nicknames others give them. And the nicknames they give themselves.

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My friend John dressed as Thor

John dressed as Thor in comparison to the actual Thor

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Links:

My friend John dressed as Thor

John dressed as Thor in comparison to the actual Thor

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]]>4016ffd4-5089-45ba-8f25-869ab9667a37Tue, 22 Dec 2020 06:00:00 -060014:48nofull11You can tell a lot about a person by their nicknames. The nicknames others give them. And the nicknames they give themselves.John W. LemonsWelcomeWelcomeIt's 2020, all of us are living in the midst of a global pandemic, and I decided it's time for me to write a blog. Like it's 2005.

But since it's 2020, I've make it a podcast, too. And you're here, so you've found it. Congrats!

Find this and more over at www.citrusgetsreal.com!


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But since it's 2020, I've make it a podcast, too. And you're here, so you've found it. Congrats!

Find this and more over at www.citrusgetsreal.com!


]]>d5e871a7-8bdc-4fd5-ae83-a8bcdc827726Tue, 22 Dec 2020 06:00:00 -060003:26nofullJohn W. Lemons