EPISODE · Nov 4, 2024 · 22 MIN
Episode 30 Upheld By and Upholding Others
from Belmont United Methodist Church · host Belmont United Methodist Church
In his groundbreaking book, Jesus and the Disinherited, Howard Thurman tells how his grandmother, Nancy Ambrose and his mother were both born into slavery in the American South. When his mother died, Thurman’s grandmother Nancy Ambrose raised Howard. One of Thurman’s regular chores was reading the Bible aloud to his grandmother, who could neither read nor write. Mrs Ambrose was very particular about what she asked young Howard to read; Isaiah, the Psalms, and always a selection from the Gospels, but never Paul’s letters. One day, Howard asked his grandmother why she never let him read from Paul. Her answer deeply shaped Thurmond’s faith
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In his groundbreaking book, Jesus and the Disinherited, Howard Thurman tells how his grandmother, Nancy Ambrose and his mother were both born into slavery in the American South. When his mother died, Thurman’s grandmother Nancy Ambrose raised Howard. One of Thurman’s regular chores was reading the Bible aloud to his grandmother, who could neither read nor write. Mrs Ambrose was very particular about what she asked young Howard to read; Isaiah, the Psalms, and always a selection from the Gospels, but never Paul’s letters. One day, Howard asked his grandmother why she never let him read from Paul. Her answer deeply shaped Thurmond’s faith
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