Podcast appearances and mentions of Charles Drew

Crime: Crime Classics “The Shrapnelled Body of Charles Drew, Sr.“ 7/6/53 CBS, Gangbusters “The Case of the Supersonic Safecrackers” 12/6/47 ABC.

Welcome into a Would You Rather Wednesday edition of GCR, lots to go over on the program as we will dive into the Ravens making their first incoming Free Agent signing last night as DeAndre Hopkins signs a 1-year, $5 million deal, we'll react to it, plus Patrick Ricard is back, and we'll talk some Spring Training, college hoops with Navy going for a Patriot League title tonight and the start of the Big Ten Tourney. It is a Wednesday so that means Drew Forrester of DrewsMorningDish.com will be hanging out with us in studio today as we see what's on his mind, play some Would You Rather, and he'll of course pass the ball around the Association in ‘NBA Corner', and lots more! At 11am, we'll talk DeAndre Hopkins joining the Ravens with Chiefs Color Analyst, and former NFL WR, Danan Hughes to get his thoughts on Hopkins, what he has left, how he fit in with KC last year and what he could bring to Baltimore with Lamar and Todd Monken. Then we'll head down to Sarasota to check in with Stan ‘The Fan' Charles at 11:40am, get an update on him and Luke Jackson after scary accident last night, but Stan always in high spirits will break down what he's seen over the past few days from the rotation, Samuel Basallo and much more. And we will wrap the program today by catching up with Navy Basketball Captain (and Captain of Captains at the Naval Academy) Lysander Rehnstrom as we preview tonight's Patriot League Final in DC as the Mids look to punch their ticket to the NCAA Tournament vs American…

Best Medicine is your weekly dose of laughter, hope and incredible medicine. Award-winning comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean is joined by a funny and fascinating panel of comedians, doctors, scientists, and historians to celebrate medicine's inspiring past, present and future.Each week, Kiri challenges the panel to make a case for what they think is 'the best medicine', and each guest champions anything from world-changing science or an obscure invention, to an everyday treatment, an uplifting worldview, an unsung hero or a futuristic cure.In this clip, historian Subhadra Das celebrates the incredible medical pioneer of blood transfusion, Dr Charles Drew. If you enjoy this small dose, just search for Best Medicine on BBC Sounds where you can listen to the episode in full. It's Series 2, Episode 3 – where you'll also hear comedian Laura Smyth, who discovered the importance of sleep as she underwent cancer treatment, plus Professor Lindsay Hall uses golden poo donors to cure serious infections and Professor Nicholas Embleton's life is saved by a stem cell transplant. And there are loads more episodes to enjoy in the feed too.

Joining Kiri this week is comedian Laura Smyth who discovered the importance of sleep as she underwent cancer treatment. Historian Subhadra Das celebrates the incredible medical pioneer of blood transfusion Dr Charles Drew, Professor Lindsay Hall uses golden poo donors to cure serious infections, and Professor Nicholas Embleton's life is saved by a stem cell transplant.Best Medicine is your weekly dose of laughter, hope and incredible medicine. Award-winning comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean is joined by a funny and fascinating panel of comedians, doctors, scientists, and historians to celebrate medicine's inspiring past, present and future. Each week, Kiri challenges a panel of medical experts and a comedian to make a case for what they think is 'the best medicine', and each guest champions anything from world-changing science or an obscure invention, to an every-day treatment, an uplifting worldview, an unsung hero or a futuristic cure. Whether it's origami surgical robots, life-changing pineapple UTI vaccines, Victorian scandal mags, denial, sleep, tiny beating organoid hearts, lifesaving stem cell transplants, gold poo donors or even crying - it's always something worth celebrating. Hosted by Kiri Pritchard-McLeanFeaturing: Subhadra Das, Professor Nicholas Embleton, Professor Lindsay Hall and Laura SmythWritten by Laura Claxton, Edward Easton, Charlie George, Mel Owen, Pravanya Pillay, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Nicky Roberts and Ben RowseProducers: Tashi Radha and Ben WorsfieldTheme tune composed by Andrew JonesA Large Time production for BBC Radio 4

This special episode explores the incredible legacy of businessman and visionary philanthropist Julius Rosenwald. How he was born to German Jewish immigrants, rose to become the President of Sears Roebuck and the meaningful way that his legacy continues to live on and have meaningful impact to this day…! Inspired by the Jewish ideals of tzedakah (charity) and tikkun olam (repairing the world) and a deep concern over racial inequality in America, Rosenwald used his wealth to become one of America's most effective philanthropists. Influenced by the writings of the educator Booker T. Washington, Rosenwald joined forces with African American communities during the Jim Crow era to build 5,300 schools, providing 660,000 black children with access to education in the segregated American South. The Rosenwald Fund also provided grants to support a who's who of African American artists and intellectuals and numerous artists that Eric represents and promotes, including Elizabeth Catlett, Jacob Lawrence, William Artis and others who were greatly helped by Rosenwald Foundation funds.   Featuring Community Leader Roger Smith; Eric's cousin from Virginia - from the very school that Eric's Mother attended that was built thanks to the generosity of Rosenwald that is an historic landmark… They discuss how Dunbar Schoolhouse came about, how the building itself had been assembled and how Roger, alongside his Family have been instrumental in restoring and maintaining the school. Preserving its history through an on-sight museum  — committed to keeping the story of Dunbar Schoolhouse alive..! The various wonderful community programs that they currently run and the significant role that the school plays in the community.  Filmmaker Aviva Kempner joins Eric from Washington. They discuss her feature-length historical documentary about Julius Rosenwald entitled “Rosenwald: A Remarkable Story of a Jewish Partnership with African American Communities” and all the wonderful things she learned in the process of making the film.  They discuss Rosenwald's background and life — the role of his Rabbi and how it motivated his philanthropic efforts… meeting Booker T. Washington and the strong friendship that they forged.  Realizing the need for and power of education as a way to uplift communities and becoming involved in building schools in the rural south. Addressing the needs for housing brought about by the Great Migration, funding the building of housing and YMCAs for African Americans and supporting countess artists and intellectuals including Marian Anderson, James Baldwin, Ralph Bunche, W.E.B. DuBois, Katherine Dunham, Ralph Ellison, John Hope Franklin, Zora Neale Hurston, Jacob Lawrence, Dr. Charles Drew, Augusta Savage, and Langston Hughes. His genius in “matching grants”, the way it made the community feel self-empowered and invested in the mission.  The theory of ‘spending down' and how its principles helped inspire other philanthropic institutions. The unique design and ingenuity of the building construction… the power of community and how his work continues to live on today. They explore what lead to her making movies — from being the daughter of a Holocaust Survivor, a passionate activist and viewing movies as a powerful tool to educate people. The many films she's made throughout her life and is in the process of producing and her dedication to telling stories that celebrate the lives of lesser-known Jewish heroes for over forty years…! For more on Eric's Perspective, visit www.ericsperspective.com#ERICSPERSPECTIVE #AFRICANAMERICAN #ART Connect with us ONLINE:  Visit Eric's Perspective website: https://bit.ly/2ZQ41x1 Facebook: https://bit.ly/3jq

Doris Lassiter is a public health advocate for North Omaha. Lassiter's career began with a corporate job, which she left after becoming pregnant unexpectedly and prematurely giving birth to her daughter. The experience led her to work with the Omaha Housing Authority on reducing infant mortality rates among Omaha's Black community. With OHA, Lassiter helped launch the Omaha Healthy Start program at Charles Drew, which provides education and healthcare services to new parents and their children.  Years later in 2022, the University of Nebraska Medical Center honored her with the Community Service to Research Award. Today, Lassiter is health ministry director at Mt. Moriah's Baptist Church and runs her own consulting company through the Nebraska Center for Healthy Families.  In this episode, Lassiter is in conversation with Michael Griffin about her transition from corner office to health advocacy, and her vision for the Moriah Intergenerational Center in North Omaha. Originally aired 7-1-24. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riversidechats/support

Blood transfusions were a risky business until this athlete turned surgeon came along. Aarati tells the story of a literal bloody genius!For more information and sources for this episode, visit https://www.smartteapodcast.com.

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Kayla Holgash joins Julia Grabo to highlight two influential Black doctors who shaped the healthcare system we have today: Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler and Dr. Charles Drew.

On this podcast we have four classic radio programs. The first is from 1944, and is the true story of Skippy Smith, who opened the first African-American owned-and-operated defense plant during World War Two. The second is the 1943 story "I Got Wings", a drama about one of the first black pilots in the Air Force. Next, the 1945 story of Dr Charles Drew, who's work with blood plasma, made blood banks and blood transfusions possible during the war. And finally, the 1944 story of one of America's greatest black scientists, Dr. George Washington Carver. All four episodes star pioneering stage-and-screen actor Canada Lee.  More at KRobCollection.com

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From clinician to academic PA, Sam Paik joins us on The Pre-PA Club podcast to share his experiences and how he became an Assistant Professor at Charles Drew University. With a heart for missions and big goals, Sam has a really interesting path. We also talk about his creation of EDGE, a program for helping Black men matriculate into PA school and diversity within our career. Listen now on Apple podcasts, Spotify, or anywhere else you get your podcasts. Mock Interview Webinar - FREE - July 30th @ 8:30pm EST - https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/livemi Mappd - https://app.mappd.com/register?code=paplatform MappdCon (use code PAPLATFORM for $25 off your ticket!) - https://mappdcon.com/ Pre-PA Workbook - https://amzn.to/3H80G1O PA School Interview Guide - https://www.thepaplatform.com/book PA School Personal Statement Guide - https://www.thepaplatform.com/pa-school-personal-statement-guide Pre-PA Essay Review - https://thepaplatform.thrivecart.com/pre-pa-essay-review-2500-5000/Mock Interview - https://www.thepaplatform.com/mock-interview Pre-PA Counseling - https://www.thepaplatform.com/prepa-counselingTiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thepaplatform Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thepaplatform/ Pre-PA Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1339683402791530 Rosh Review Didactic Qbank - https://www.roshreview.com/pa-student-didactic/utm_source=Instagram&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=pa-2023savannaperrymaydidactic&utm_term=qbank&utm_content=sp

Recently, the FDA has updated their guidelines on who can donate blood and when – an update that has long been demanded. So we bring the full episode about Dr. Charles Drew and the history of blood donation, along with the new guidelines and why these changes were finally made.Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Crime: Crime Classics “The Shrapnelled Body of Charles Drew, Sr.“ 7/6/53 CBS, Gangbusters “The Case of the Supersonic Safecrackers” 12/6/47 ABC.

Host, Christopher Lee, brings you the greatest mystery detective horror and sci-fi from the golden age of radio.  Nightbeat 3-6-50 “Number 13” w/ Frank Lovejoy  Crime Classics 7-6-53 “The Shrapnelled Body of Charles Drew, Sr. w/ Lou Merrill Gangbusters 1940s “The Horserace Hijackers” To access more classic radio shows visit classicradioclub.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

T. Sterling Watson and Kortney discussed Kortney's recent trip to Eureka Springs, Arkansas, where they stayed in an Airbnb and enjoyed the downtown area. They discussed the benefits of not having to interact with anyone and the convenience of being able to walk to places. They also discussed Sterling's recent illness and his recovery. Kortney discussed her experience with a delicious salmon dish with a buttery, creamy sauce. They also discussed how to pronounce Mario's name, with Kortney saying that she would disconnect from someone who pronounced it incorrectly. They also discussed the movie "Mario Brothers" and how it has been breaking records. Kortney and Sterling discussed the importance of two Black history figures, Dr. Charles Drew and Granville T. Woods, and the cancellation of Sheboygan Brat Days in 2023. They also discussed similar events in their hometowns, such as River Fest and the Daffodil Festival. Kortney and T. Sterling discussed the importance of budgeting and saving for retirement, as well as the scam of towing and releasing cars. They also discussed the possibility of doing a segment on adulting and finances. Finally, they discussed apps such as Digit (now Oportun) and Stash that can help with budgeting and saving. Kortney recommended Schitt's Creek and Boy Meets World, and t. sterling watson recommended Unstable, starring Rob Lowe and his real life son, and Lambrusco, a red fizzy wine. They then discussed the difference between a neat drink and other drinks. Kortney expressed her gratitude for her husband and their ability to communicate and work through difficult topics. They also discussed the importance of communication in relationships. Follow Kortney on Twitter @iamkhinton, and Sterling on Twitter @indoob.  Email us at indoobpod@gmail.com. Subscribe to the Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/indoob. Visit the Indoob Store https://www.teepublic.com/user/tsterling and more at indoob.com.

Crime Fighers-Crime Classics 530706-The Shrapnelled Body Of Charles Drew Jr

Crime Classics | (episode four) The Shrapnelled Body of Charles Drew, Sr. | This episode aired Monday, July 6, 1953.Story: In 1739 England, Charles Drew, Jr., kills Charles Drew, Sr., before changing his will.: : : : :My other podcast channels include: DRAMA X THEATER -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLESEnjoying my podcast? You can subscribe to receive new post notices. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr

Tracy and Holly talk about Charles Drew's marriage and the impact of the early HIV/AIDS crisis on blood donation. They also discuss all the aspects of the Chatterley story that didn't make it into the episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Crime Classics - A Shrapnel Body of Charles Drew Senior From-1953 Announcer-Bob Lemond Stars-Elliot Lewis, Paul Frees, Betty Harford, Terry Kilburn, Lou Merrill & Irene Tedrow In England 1739, Charles Drew Jr. kills Charles Drew Sr. before he has the opportunity to change his will. At the introduction of this show you hear a man having his right hand hook filed. It's Saturday night and in London town he wants it to be gleaming and presentable. A well-sharpened hook in London was considered prudent and Captain Ratt besides being a drunkard scoundrel and a smuggler was a prudent man. The young man handling the file is named Charles Drew Junior. In need of a favor in which Captain Ratt can help out. He can help Junior with an alibi as he just shot his father dead…

Dr. Charles Drew was once described as “one of the most constructively active figures in the medical profession.” His work as a key figure in the development of blood banking continues to impact lives today, long after his tragic death.  Research: "Charles R. Drew." Notable Black American Men, Book II, edited by Jessie Carney Smith, Gale, 1998. Gale In Context: U.S. History, link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1622000127/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=3948f072. Accessed 21 Oct. 2022. "Drew, Charles Richard (1904-1950)." Encyclopedia of World Biography, Gale, 1998. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A148418612/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=a6aa993c. Accessed 21 Oct. 2022. “Charles Richard Drew.” https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/african-americans-in-sciences/charles-richard-drew.html Biswas, Saptarshi and Dannie Perdomo. “Charles Drew: An extraordinary life.” CC2017 Poster Competition. https://www.facs.org/media/u3xhtqz0/01_charles_drew.pdf Cobb, W. Montague. “Charles Richard Drew, 1904-1950.” The Journal of Negro History , Jul., 1950, Vol. 35, No. 3 (Jul., 1950). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2715713 Diamond, Louis K. “History of Blood Banking in the United States.” JAMA, July 5, 1965. Eschner, Kat. “The First-Ever Blood Bank Opened 80 Years Ago Today.” Smithsonian. 3/15/2017. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/first-ever-blood-bank-opened-80-years-ago-today-180962486/ Giangrande, Paul L.F. “The history of blood transfusion.” British Journal of Hematology. 12/24/2001. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1365-2141.2000.02139.x Gordon, Ralph C. “Charles R. Drew: Surgeon, Scientist, and Educator.” Journal of Investigative Surgery, 18:223–225, 2005. Grimes, William T. Jr. “The History of Kate Bitting Reynolds Memorial Hospital.” Journal of the National Medical Association. July 1972. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2608830/pdf/jnma00500-0084.pdf Guglielmo, Thomas A. “'Red Cross, Double Cross': Race and America s World War II-Era Blood Donor Service. The Journal of American History , June 2010, Vol. 97, No. 1 (June 2010). https://www.jstor.org/stable/40662818 Love, Spencie. “'Noted Physician Fatally Injured': Charles Drew and the Legend That Will Not Die.” Washington History , Fall/Winter, 1992/1993. Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/40073067 Love, Spencie. “Blood: The Death and Resurrection of Charles R. Drew.” University of North Carolina Press. 1996. Love, Spencie. “One Blood: The Death & Resurrection of Charles R. Drew (Book).” American Visions. Oct/Nov95, Vol. 10 Issue 5, p28-31. National Library of Medicine. “Charles R. Drew: The Charles R. Drew Papers.” https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/spotlight/bg/feature/biographical-overview Pilgrim, David. “The Truth about the Death of Charles Drew.” June 2004. https://www.ferris.edu/HTMLS/news/jimcrow/question/2004/june.htm Thomas, Heather. “Dr. Charles R. Drew: Blood Bank Pioneer.” Library of Congress. 2/16/2021. https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2021/02/dr-charles-r-drew-blood-bank-pioneer/ University of Chicago. “Dr. Bernard Fantus: Father of the Blood Bank.” 2004. https://storage.lib.uchicago.edu/pres/2011/pres2011-0100.pdf Wallace, Rob. “Medical Innovations: Charles Drew and Blood Banking.” National World War II Museum. 5/4/2020. https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/medical-innovations-blood-banking Woo, Susie. “When Blood Won't Tell: Integrated Transfusions and Shifting Foundations of Race.” American Studies, Vol. 55/56, Vol. 55, No. 4/Vol. 56, No. 1 (2017). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/44982617 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we're talking with Kenny McMorris, CEO of Charles Drew Health Center, which is working to grow a healthy community in Omaha by providing quality, comprehensive healthcare.Welcome to the Agency for Change podcast!

In this episode of Partnering Leadership, Mahan Tavakoli speaks with Ernie Jarvis. Ernie is a fifth-generation Washingtonian and has established himself as a significant presence in the Greater Washington DC DMV region through his active involvement in the community and commitment to giving back. Ernie Jarvis has been a trailblazer on many fronts, including commercial real estate. In the conversation, Mahan and Ernie talk about how Ernie's heritage and upbringing have impacted his sense of responsibility to give back, involvement in various regional organizations, and perspectives on the future of the return to the office.  Some highlights:- Ernie Jarvis on following in the footsteps of his grandfather, Dr. Charles Drew, and his mother, Dr. Charlene Drew Jarvis- How Ernie Jarvis approaches networking and building relationships- Ernie talks about the idea behind starting Metropolitan Access- How Ernie Jarvis advocates for greater diversity in the commercial real estate industry- The importance of relationships in business- The impact of the pandemic on commercial real estate- Ernie Jarvis on the legacy he hopes to leave behind  Also mentioned:Mahan's Partnering Leadership Podcast conversation with Charlene Drew JarvisConnect with Ernie Jarvis:Ernie Jarvis on LinkedInConnect with Mahan Tavakoli:MahanTavakoli.comMahan Tavakoli on LinkedInMore information and resources available at the Partnering Leadership Podcast website: PartneringLeadership.com

In a Sawbones rarity, we're talking about someone who contributed positively to the medical field. Very positively. Dr. Charles Drew, the first Black person to get a doctorate from Columbia University was also the person to discover a better method for preserving blood for use in transfusions. And we're glad he did, because did you know there's a national blood shortage?For information on the blood shortage and how to donate blood: https://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/dlp/red-cross-national-blood-shortage-crisis.htmlMusic: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Crime Classics was a historical true crime series, examining crimes and murders from the past. It grew out of creator Elliott Lewis's interest in famous murder cases and took a documentary-like approach to the subject. The crimes dramatized covered a broad frame of both time and place, from ancient Greece to late 19th-century America. GSMC Classics presents some of the greatest classic radio broadcasts, classic novels, dramas, comedies, mysteries, and theatrical presentations from a bygone era. The GSMC Classics collection is the embodiment of the best of the golden age of radio. Let Golden State Media Concepts take you on a ride through the classic age of radio, with this compiled collection of episodes from a wide variety of old programs. PLEASE NOTE GSMC Podcast Network presents these shows as historical content and have brought them to you unedited. Remember that times have changed and some shows might not reflect the standards of today's politically correct society. The shows do not necessarily reflect the views, standards, or beliefs of Golden State Media Concepts or the GSMC Podcast Network. Our goal is to entertain, educate, and give you a glimpse into the past.

“I was looking for something to aspire to, but I also knew – I don't know why – it can't be the situation where I can't ascend to those things. What I see around me is not the true picture of the world. That's what I just started to tell myself. Maybe there's people here who think that's the case, but I don't believe it and I'm gonna set out to prove that's not the case; that there are people like me who do things like own businesses, or they're doctors, or lawyers or teachers even.” In Episode 15 of the ‘Why Care?' podcast, I am joined by Sheri Crosby Wheeler, Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion for Fossil Group, Inc. We discuss how stereotypes and expectations based on diversity characteristics can filter into young people's minds and be internalised to create and fuel self-fulfilling prophecies. We open the episode by discussing Sheri's journey into becoming a DEI practitioner. Born in a small town in Texas, Sheri then spent a few years in Germany due to her military father's station, before moving back to Texas to begin her education. Her small town in Texas had no Black professional role models for Sheri to look up to, so as soon as possible she moved to Atlanta to seek out professionals that looked like her. Following this discussion about a lack of role models, we talk about how Sheri had no Black teachers in her entire education until her postgraduate Law course, and how having no role models (or even an understanding of lived experience) during education can have an adverse effect on a young person. Sheri shares her personal story on how her teachers and guidance counsellors attempted to dissuade her from pursuing further education outside of Texas. She felt a weight of responsibility on her shoulders to ‘prove them wrong' and pressure not return to her hometown and therefore be seen as a failure. Working in the DEI field has its ups and downs, victories and losses, and we talk about these and how to prepare for the inevitable bad days. Sheri shares how it's not just about changing the minds of people, but changing hearts too: ‘heart work'. Sometimes people will just not have the capacity to care about your work and you need to be able to identify where to focus your attention on those whose minds and hearts you can change. We also discuss the unique challenges of DEI in the retail industry, including having a widespread employee base geographically, and empowering customer-facing employees to protect themselves and uphold inclusion. Fossil is currently focusing on building up communication and offering sharing and learning opportunities for its employees across the world. Sheri then gives insight as to why Fossil has been named one of the best companies for LGBTQ+ employees to work for by the Corporate Equality Index. Links For more from Sheri, you can find her on LinkedIn at Sheri Crosby Wheeler For more from Fossil visit their website at www.fossilgroup.com You can find more on the Sephora Racial Bias Study that Sheri mentions in this Forbes Article For more on Dr Charles Drew, the African American Doctor Sheri mentioned, you can find his Wikipedia article here. To hear Why Care? episodes first, sign up to our newsletter here, and you can find more from us at Avenir via our LinkTree here.

Crime Classics 53-07-06 004 The Shrapnelled Body of Charles Drew, Senior

Episode 31!!!!  (0:00) John, Keith and Isaac give you These are times. (2:21) The gang talks about how the week has been.  (9:06) Keith and John talk about their 2nd vaccination shot which leads to another rant from Keith. (29:55) What we are sippin and munchin on. (37:49) Top Ten List of Cookies.  (1:15:13) US History fact Charles Drew.  (1:19:14) A very emotional conversation about experiencing losing someone close to you.  (1:55:00) Song of the Week.  Email: Theshortdeskpodcast@gmail.comFB/IG/TWITTER: Theshortdesk PodcastSong of the WeekMahogany: H.E.R.- ComfortableJohn: Rick Ross ft John Legend and Lil Wayne- Maybach Music 6Keith: Kirk Franklin- Conquerors 

Sermon Recording Sermon OutlineSpeaker: Rev. Charles DrewSermon Series: Wisdom from God on How to Engage PoliticallyIsaiah 58:1-11; Psalm 139:1, 13-18 (ESV)1 Cry aloud; do not hold back;     lift up your voice like a trumpet; declare to my people their transgression,     to the house of Jacob their sins. 2 Yet they seek me daily     and delight to know my ways, as if they were a nation that did righteousness     and did not forsake the judgment of their God; they ask of me righteous judgments;     they delight to draw near to God. 3 ‘Why have we fasted, and you see it not?     Why have we humbled ourselves, and you take no knowledge of it?' Behold, in the day of your fast you seek your own pleasure,     and oppress all your workers. 4 Behold, you fast only to quarrel and to fight     and to hit with a wicked fist. Fasting like yours this day     will not make your voice to be heard on high. 5 Is such the fast that I choose,     a day for a person to humble himself? Is it to bow down his head like a reed,     and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? Will you call this a fast,     and a day acceptable to the Lord?6 “Is not this the fast that I choose:     to loose the bonds of wickedness,     to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free,     and to break every yoke? 7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry     and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him,     and not to hide yourself from your own flesh? 8 Then shall your light break forth like the dawn,     and your healing shall spring up speedily; your righteousness shall go before you;     the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard. 9 Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer;     you shall cry, and he will say, ‘Here I am.' If you take away the yoke from your midst,     the pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness, 10 if you pour yourself out for the hungry     and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness     and your gloom be as the noonday. 11 And the Lord will guide you continually     and satisfy your desire in scorched places     and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden,     like a spring of water,     whose waters do not fail.Ps 139:1 O Lord, you have searched me and known me!13 For you formed my inward parts;     you knitted me together in my mother's womb. 14 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works;     my soul knows it very well. 15 My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret,     intricately woven in the depths of the earth. 16 Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them,     the days that were formed for me,     when as yet there was none of them.17 How precious to me are your thoughts, O God!     How vast is the sum of them! 18 If I would count them, they are more than the sand.     I awake, and I am still with you.Sermon OutlineI)      God earnestly wants us to share his love for our troubled world.A)   God fiercely opposes heartless religion.vv.1-5: "Cry aloud; do not hold back; lift up your voice like a trumpet; declare to my people their transgression, to the house of Jacob their sinsv. 4: Behold, you fast only to quarrel and to fight and to hit with a wicked fist.B)    God loves it when we love people the way he does. vv. 6-7: "Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke?  7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?  “Breaking yokes” and humanizing people. “Why should not this woman, a daughter of Abraham (a person, not a beast!) whom Satan has kept bound for 18 long years, be set free on the Sabbath Day from what bound her” (Luke 13:15-16).II)    Unborn children and (often) their mothers-to-be.A)   Mothers B)    The unbornAre they persons, “neighbors” whom we should love as we love ourselves?  Reflections from Psalm 139a)     God's attentive handiwork: v. 13: You formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb.  v. 16: Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there were none of them.  v.15…intricately wovenv. 13: You yourself formed…b)    Continuity: You formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb… c)     Defenseless and exposed C)    The ‘fast that God chooses' cares for both mother and childJames 1:27: true religion “visits orphans and widows in their affliction”] D)   Public policy?  Comforting words: Mt. 11:28-30:  Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.  29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." Then shall your light break forth like the dawn, and your healing shall spring up speedily; your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard. 9 Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer … 10 If you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday.  11 And the LORD will guide you continually and satisfy your desire in scorched places and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.  Prayer of ConfessionGod of mercy and justice, we praise you for your love for the weak and for your insistence that all people be treated with justice and dignity. We worship your Son, our Lord Jesus, who welcomed the outsiders, fed the hungry, set free the sick and possessed, and insisted that we follow him.   We also confess our hypocrisy.  We say that we love you, but we are so often unlike you.  We pray and read our Bibles, we sing your praises, make vows, and declare the creeds of the faith; but we often fail to love what you love and to hate what you hate.  Injustice and oppression do not trouble us the way they trouble you.  We are often content to be comfortable and safe when so many are not.  We insist that we be treated with dignity while indulging in demeaning comments and tweets.  We have often ignored the complexities of abortion, preferring slogans and condemnation over loving engagement on behalf of all the parties involved.  Cleanse us by the power of your cross.  Transform us by the power of your Spirit.  We pray in the name of Jesus, who is gentle with us, and died to bear our sins away.  Amen.Questions for ReflectionIn Isaiah 58:1 God calls Isaiah to cry out like a trumpet at the sins of his people.  Verses 2-5 tell us what is making God so angry.  What is it?God describes his chosen fast in verses 6-8.  Paraphrase what he says and list 3 examples of Jesus “fasting” in this way.Tulsa Oklahoma mayor chose in early 2020 to reopen an investigation into the 1921 Tulsa race riots that left 300 people dead and the formerly prosperous black section of town in ruins.  Accosted by a white citizen for the investigation, he responded, “If your ancestors had their entire neighborhood burned down, and your neighbors murdered, wouldn't you want to find out what happened to them?”  What clues does Isaiah 58 give us for how God feels about the mayor's stance.  Are there any questions about the American story and your role in it that God may be wanting you to ask?God is eager that we break every yoke (v. 6), lifting out of human experience every act, every structure, every word, and every way of thinking that dehumanizes and oppresses people.  Heaven will see the end of every such burden, and we get to participate now in that great project.  What is one thing you can do, however small, to give a friend, neighbor, or family member a foretaste of God's new world.Most of us have friends who have had difficult pregnancies (perhaps it was you): perhaps they could not afford to have a child, perhaps they were too young, perhaps the pregnancy was life threatening, perhaps they were under a lot of pressure to have an abortion and were conflicted about it.  Recall what happened.  What sort of counsel, if any, did you give?  What sort of help, if any, did you offer?  Did the friend follow through with the pregnancy or have an abortion? What followed from their decision?  Take a moment to pray for your friend.While Psalm 139:13-18 does not say that unborn children are persons, deserving of equal protection under the law, it gives us pause at the prospect of abortion.  What reasons can you find in the passage for being hesitant about ending the life of the unborn?With respect to abortion, Republicans tend to focus attention on the status and protection of the unborn while Democrats tend to focus attention on the rights, freedoms, and well-being of pregnant women.  Imagine being part of a focus group made up of people on both sides of the issue whose mission is to promote public policies that aim at caring for all parties.  Knowing that no solution will ever satisfy everyone, what sorts of solutions might you try to advance in the group. Pray for one group of marginalized people for whom you are burdened.

Sermon Recording Sermon OutlineSpeaker: Rev. Charles DrewSermon Series: Wisdom from God on How to Engage Politically2 Timothy 1:1-7; Romans 8:28-32, 38-39 (ESV)1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God according to the promise of the life that is in Christ Jesus,2 To Timothy, my beloved child:Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.3 I thank God whom I serve, as did my ancestors, with a clear conscience, as I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day. 4 As I remember your tears, I long to see you, that I may be filled with joy. 5 I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well. 6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, 7 for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.8:28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. 29 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. 30 And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? 38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.Sermon OutlineOpening: Political fear is not a proper Christian motivation: God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. (2 Tim 1:7)I)      A sampling of political fears II)    How do we bring such fears under control?  A)   Paul's experience Five times I received at the hands of the Jews the forty lashes less one.  25 Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked; a night and a day I was adrift at sea; 26 on frequent journeys, in danger from rivers, danger from robbers, danger from my own people, danger from Gentiles, danger in the city, danger in the wilderness, danger at sea, danger from false brothers; 27 in toil and hardship, through many a sleepless night, in hunger and thirst, often without food, in cold and exposure.  (2 Corinthians 11:24-27) B)    The reasons for Paul's fearlessness in Romans 8. God's got everything covered.V. 28: And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.  The ‘good' God promises involves the restoration of every loss. v. 32: He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?The ‘good' goes beyond restoring what we have lost and is far more satisfying.V. 29: For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.  Good people (conformed to the image of his Son):  Marvelous, vast, and satisfying community (firstborn of many brothers). The ‘good' is guaranteed by his lovevv. 31-32: What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?  32 He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?“Who delivered up Jesus to die?  Not Judas, for money; not Pilate, for fear; not the Jews, for envy;--but the Father, for love.” (Octavius Winslow)Summary: vv. 38-39 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Conclusion: Thinking of what Romans 8 can do to our fear-based behavior.Prayer of ConfessionOur great Redeemer, your love covers all contingencies and is guaranteed by the gift of your Son. Not even the worst-case scenarios can separate us from the good that you intend for us in him. And yet we continue to be afraid, and our fears often hurt others. They make us angry and impatient. They make us mistrustful and cruel. They make us cold, unwilling to listen, and prone to accuse. Our friends need to see gospel driven love and hope in us, and often they do not. Forgive us. Fill us with the Spirit as you filled Paul and Timothy. Cause your cross to increase our joy and confidence. We pray in Jesus' name. Amen.Questions for ReflectionImagine the worst-case scenario for America's political future over the next ten years.   What is it about this scenario that makes you fearful?  Why does it make you afraid?  What, specifically, do you fear losing or not having?Reflect on Paul's words to Timothy: 2 Tim 1.7: God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control (2 Tim. 1:7).  According to Paul, what three things does the Spirit give to us as antidotes to fear?  What makes them good antidotes?2 Corinthians 11:24-27 describe Paul's experience after since he decided to follow Jesus.  Imagine enduring such a life.  What sort of emotional toll would it take on you?  Five times I received at the hands of the Jews the forty lashes less one.  25 Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked; a night and a day I was adrift at sea;  26 on frequent journeys, in danger from rivers, danger from robbers, danger from my own people, danger from Gentiles, danger in the city, danger in the wilderness, danger at sea, danger from false brothers;  27 in toil and hardship, through many a sleepless night, in hunger and thirst, often without food, in cold and exposure.  Read Romans 8:28-32, 38-39.   Describe and reflect on Paul's tone as he writes, especially in the light of the life experience he has had.  How can you explain Paul's tone?Reflect on Romans 8:28-32, 38-39 phrase by phrase.  What reasons does each phrase give us for why, despite all his suffering and hardship, Paul was so filled with joy and confidence?How might believing what Paul believed impact the way in which you conduct your public and political life?Spend some time praying through Romans 8:28-32, 38-39.  Pray with the world-wide church, New York City, America (or your home country if you are not American), and the broader world  in view.

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Sermon Recording Sermon OutlineSpeaker: Rev. Charles DrewSermon Series: Wisdom from God on How to Engage PoliticallyPsalm 97 (ESV)1 The Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice;     let the many coastlands be glad! 2 Clouds and thick darkness are all around him;     righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne. 3 Fire goes before him     and burns up his adversaries all around. 4 His lightnings light up the world;     the earth sees and trembles. 5 The mountains melt like wax before the Lord,     before the Lord of all the earth.6 The heavens proclaim his righteousness,     and all the peoples see his glory. 7 All worshipers of images are put to shame,     who make their boast in worthless idols;     worship him, all you gods!8 Zion hears and is glad,     and the daughters of Judah rejoice,     because of your judgments, O Lord. 9 For you, O Lord, are most high over all the earth;     you are exalted far above all gods.10 O you who love the Lord, hate evil!     He preserves the lives of his saints;     he delivers them from the hand of the wicked. 11 Light is sown for the righteous,     and joy for the upright in heart. 12 Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous,     and give thanks to his holy name!Sermon OutlineI)     God hates idolatry and so should we. A)   Defining idolatryB)    To hate fake gods is to love the real one God is invariably good and just (v 2), glorious (v 6), protective (v 10), and holy (v 12)C)    The incomparable glory of the real God.   The beginning: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases.  His mercies never come to an end.  They are new every morning.  Great is your faithfulness, O Lord. (Lamentations). JesusMark 10:42-45 "You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.  43 But it shall not be so among you [the people of my universal kingdom]. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, 44 and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all.  45 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."II)    Where might we find ourselves forsaking the real God and slipping into political idolatry? A)   In the shape of our love for America God died and rose not to make any particular nation great, but to make every nation good: v. 1: The LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice; let the many coastlands be glad!  B)    In our attitude toward conspiracy theories.   If we love the real God, whose throne is built upon the foundation of righteousness (v. 2), we will hate lies.  C)    In the way we identify ourselves. God speaks: “My Son died and rose again to create a single new humanity whose bond transcends every other. Do you believe and love this?”  D)   Our withdrawal into siloed communities.    Do we have friends who are so culturally or racially different that they force us to ask questions about our “status quo”?  v. 6: The heavens proclaim his righteousness and all the peoples see his glory Take aways:Hate evil! (v 10)Rejoice in the LORD (v 12)Prayer of ConfessionHoly God, you are incomparable. No god of our own making rivals your beauty, goodness, love, and faithfulness. You lived as one of us in our wounded and oppressive world, suffering hate and death to deliver us from them. And yet, we persist in setting our hopes elsewhere. Forgive us for loving our country too much, as if it was our true home. Forgive us for allowing conspiracy theories to fill our hearts and minds, as if your love for the truth were not enough. Forgive us for identifying too much with particular parties or visions or candidates, as if being your sons and daughters in Christ were not enough. Forgive us for withdrawing into comfortable and like-minded circles, as if Jesus did not die to create a single new humanity. Deliver us from our idols. Help us to hate them. Help us to love you as you really are and not as we want you to be. Help us to love our neighbors as you do. In Jesus' name. Amen.Questions for ReflectionHow, in our time of religious militancy, do you react to Psalm 97.3-6?  3 Fire goes before him and burns up his adversaries all around.  4 His lightnings light up the world; the earth sees and trembles.  5 The mountains melt like wax before the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth.  6 The heavens proclaim his righteousness, and all the peoples see his glory  Read the following definition of idolatry.  Which version are you most susceptible to?“Idolatry happens whenever we give our first love to anything other than God.   This can happen in many ways: when we deny God altogether, when we continue worshipping him but allow other realities to rival his pre-eminence, or when we redefine what he is like or up to (often while retaining traditional “God” language).” Psalm 97 is so full of joy at the prospect of God's rule (see vv. 1, 12) because of what he is like.  What does Psalm 97 tell us about the real God?  Think of how we see the God of Psalm 97 revealed in Jesus, who told us, “He who has seen me has seen the Father”?God does not object to patriotism—but he does object if our love for our country or if our love for a hoped-for version of our country becomes dominant.  Where might this be happening in America these days?  How might you be susceptible to it? How might it be impacting your relationship to other Christians?Psalm 97:2 declares that righteousness and justice are the foundation of [not just on the outer edges of] God's throne.  If we worship the real God, then, like him, we will hate (see v 10) all lying and misinformation, which will mean that we will be suspicious of conspiracy theories.  How might you be impacted by such theories?   What can you do, without being demeaning or partisan, to help friends and family members who are under their influence?Upon reading Ephesians 2:14-15 (read it), we can easily imagine God saying: “Dear ones, my Son did not die to make Americans or Republicans or Democrats out of you.  He died to create a single new humanity whose bond transcends every other.”How might you act to demonstrate more clearly that you believe this?  When God came to us in Jesus he crossed over from heavenly into human existence, and, once here, he befriended all sorts.  How about you?  Do you have any friends who are so culturally or racially different that they force you to ask questions about your ‘status quo'? One of the great antidotes to idolatry is rejoicing.  It is the transformative exercise by which we join the whole earth in setting our hearts in the right place.  And once we do that, we begin to change.  Spend some time adoring the God who reveals himself in Psalm 97 and Jesus.

Sermon Recording Sermon OutlineSpeaker: Rev. Charles DrewSermon Series: Wisdom from God on How to Engage PoliticallyMatthew 5:1-12, 6:9-13, 22:34-40 (ESV)5:1 Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him.2 And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying:3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.5 “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.10 “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.11 “Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. 12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.6:9 Pray then like this:“Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. 10 Your kingdom come, your will be done,     on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread, 12 and forgive us our debts,     as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation,     but deliver us from evil.22:34 But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. 35 And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. 36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” 37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 40 On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.”Sermon OutlineI)                We may not disengage politically.“Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” II)              Hungering and thirsting for righteousnessA)   Ravenous for it.B)    What is righteousness?  Personal and cosmic meanings   “Upstream politics” and “downstream politics” III)           How will this “upstream” hunger and thirst show up in our “downstream” public lives?A)   Longing to be right with God…Humility (“poor in spirit”).Patience and trust We hunger because the banquet is still ahead.  Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.Care about methods.Blessed are the poor in spirt… the meek… and the peace-makers.  B)    Longing to be right with people…Treating them with respect3D creatures made in God's image with stories 11 "Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Wanting for them what we want for ourselves.You shall love your neighbor as you love yourself. C)    Injecting hope into public life by celebrating the ‘good stuff' Jesus speaks of blessing 9 times! Good News Prayer of ConfessionOur great Redeemer, your love for our wayward world is beyond understanding or imitation. You mourn our sins; we indulge them. You hunger and thirst for righteousness; we covet. You surrendered your rights and comforts; we demand them. You waited patiently for victory and vindication; we want them now. You always thought of your neighbors and gave your life for them; we often ignore our neighbors' needs. You died to make peace; we sow discord. You honored your enemies; we diminish even our friends. Your heart was pure; our motives are always mixed. And at the end of your lovely life, you offered it to the Father in place of ours, bearing our sins and cruelties into outer darkness so that you could carry us safely home. Make us more like you, dear Lord, in our angry times. Amen.Questions for ReflectionWhat clues does the following statement by C. S. Lewis give us for addressing the political divisiveness in the church?  “It is at the church's center, where her truest children dwell, that each communion (i.e., denomination) is really closest to every other in spirit, if not in doctrine.  And this suggests that at the center of each there is a something, or a Someone, who against all divergences of belief, all differences of temperament, all memories of mutual persecution [and all political contentions], speaks with the same voice.” (From Mere Christianity, Preface)The Beatitudes richly describe “upstream politics” –the attitudes and perspectives we should bring to public life, (“downstream politics” by contrast deals with particular issues).  To be poor in spirit is to be humble and is an “upstream” quality.  How teachable are you when it comes to political matters?Jesus was meek, which means that his power was constrained by patient trusting obedience.  He was faithful, but he never sought to force his Father's hand, nor to change his time-table.  If we follow Jesus, we will be diligent in what is right, but at peace about timing and outcomes: we will not have to win an argument or an election right now; nor will we grow disheartened, bitter, or afraid when the results of our efforts are forestalled.  How would a close friend grade you on meekness? Reflect on the following statement: “The people who disagree with us over politics are not the enemies of God—nor are they sub-human—nor are they dismissible by tweet.  They are not the 2D incarnations of their voting records.  They are 3D creatures made in God's image with stories that have shaped them and that we need in love to know and understand.  This is true even if they hate us for our efforts to deal honestly with them.”  How might you do a better job approaching those who disagree with you politically?  Jesus commands us to love our neighbors as we love ourselves. If, for example, we want the first amendment freedom to express our faith in public life, we will want this for our Muslim, atheist, Republican, and Democrat neighbor as well.  Hos might you do a better job at this? Is there a friend or relative whose politics you can't stand who just did something decent?  Honor them for it. Thank Jesus for faithfully living out the Beatitudes and offering his lovely life in substitution for ours to bring us safely home to the Father. 

Dr. Charles Drew is known as the Father of Blood Banking.  He's credited with saving thousands of lives during World War II after coming up with the concept of the blood bank but he resigned after a ruling that the blood of African Americans would be segregated. Drew died in an automobile accident in April of 1950. To this day, some believe the story that this pioneer in the blood banking industry was denied admittance to a local hospital after the accident because he was Black. But is it true? To answer that question and many others about Dr. Charles Drew, contributor Juan Cotto got a chance to talk to Drew's daughter, Sylvia Drew Ivie, the Special Assistant to the President at Charles Drew University in Los Angeles. So on this episode of Bloodworks 101 we attempt to separate the man from the myth..

Dr. Greg Carr draws a parallel between the celebration of Memorial Day in America and what happened 100 years ago in Greenwood, Tulsa, Ok, better known as #BlackWallStreet. There is also a discussion of #Netflix documentary #HighOffTheHog as some breadcrumbs about Dr. Charles Drew.

In this episode of Partnering Leadership, Dr. Charlene Drew Jarvis, neuroscientist and former Washington DC council member and chair of the committee on economic development, recounts stories of her father, Dr. Charles Drew, and shares stories of her life as a scientist and politician, and how the intersectionality of her passions empowers her to ask the right questions in solving complex problems and leading a community.Some highlights:Dr. Charles Drew’s life and legacy as the pioneer of blood bankingDr. Charlene Drew Jarvis’ career as a neuroscientistWhy and how Dr. Charlene Drew Jarvis left science for politicsThe importance of asking the right questions and how it helped Dr. Charlene Drew Jarvis in contributing to the economic development of Washington DCHow Dr. Drew Jarvis’ passion for helping women and people of color led to her becoming president of Southeastern UniversityWhy Dr. Charlene Drew Jarvis believes that expanded support for mental health in insurance is highly crucialDr. Charlene Drew Jarvis’ advice to young leaders.Advice on becoming an active older personMentioned:EB Henderson, Former coach at Dunbar High SchoolJudge William Hastie, Former Federal judgeMercer Cook, Former Chair at Howard University and second American ambassador to NigerWilliam Montague Cobb, Former head of anatomy at Howard UniversityJulius Rosenwald, Businessman, philanthropist, and founder of the Rosenwald FundBooker T. Washington, Educator, author, orator, and adviser to presidentsSpencie Love, Author of “One Blood”Dr. DeMaurice Moses, Dr. Charlene Drew Jarvis’ husbandArrington Dixon, Former chair and member of the council of the District of Columbia Sharon Pratt, Attorney, politician, and the third mayor of the District of ColumbiaMarion Barry, Former mayor of the District of ColumbiaMuriel Bowser, Mayor of Washington DCJack Evans, Former member of the council of the District of ColumbiaAbe Pollin, Former owner of Washington Wizards & Washington Capitals Connect with Dr. Charlene Drew Jarvis:Dr. Charlene Drew Jarvis on TwitterConnect with Mahan Tavakoli:MahanTavakoli.comMore information and resources available at the Partnering Leadership Podcast website: PartneringLeadership.com

As Derek Chauvin trial comes to an end, Minneapolis and other U. S. cities increase security ahead of the trial verdict. Biden announces troops will leave Afghanistan by September 11:  Indianapolis FedEx shooter bought two weapons used in killings legally last year despite FBI concerns. The call to recast T’Challa. Celebrating the Life of Black Rob. HBCU’s Were Trending. Congratulations Morris Brown; Regains Accreditation. Courtney Black’s Black History Fact: Dr. Charles Drew. HBCU: Coach Prime’s Plan At Jackson State. Kobe Bryant's HOF Presenter. AD Back Practicing For Kyle’s Lakers.  

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This week on Killer History, Haley leads us through the perilous final voyage of the Sultana down the mighty Mississippi River. A old, steam powered ship with a greedy captain, way too many Civil War POWs, a leaky boiler, and a raging river make for a not so fun time. Lauren rounds out the episode by paying honor to the legacy of Dr. Charles Drew.

A continued discussion on the concept of “We” held on episode 2 and tying that into the importance of revolutionary Black love with readings from a 1936 love letter penned by Charles Drew and a poem written by poet Storm. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wwpoetic/message

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In this week's episode we cover the work of Dr. Charles Drew, a physician-scientist who pioneered the blood banking system almost 80 years ago which is still being used today. Although Drew had much success throughout his career, ranging from research, surgery, teaching, and administration, his career path was riddled with racial barriers. However, Drew's fortitude and meticulous attention to detail were instrumental in overcoming these obstacles. Drew's work has left behind a lasting legacy, and in this episode, we will highlight both his scientific and personal contributions.

Sermon Recording Sermon OutlineSpeaker: Rev. Charles DrewJohn 17:20-26 (ESV) 20 “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, 21 that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, 23 I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me. 24 Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world. 25 O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me. 26 I made known to them your name, and I will continue to make it known, that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them.”Sermon OutlineA problem for our time: “Watch and listen to politically polarized commentary today, and you will see that it is more contemptuous than angry, overflowing with sneering, mockery, and disgust.  Studies on the subject have shown that, whereas simple anger is characterized by short-term attack responses but long-term reconciliation, contempt is characterized by rejection and social exclusion in both the short-term and the long-term.  Polarization, and thus, contempt, leads to permanent enmity.” (Arthur C. Brooks, NY Times 4/10/16)A great opportunity for the church:…that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me (v. 23).I) Reflecting the love between the Father and the Sonv.22: …that they may be one, as we are one A)    Honor and respectWithin God’s very nature is a divine “rhythm” or pattern of continuous giving and receiving—not only love but also glory, honor, life…each in its fullness.  Think, God the Father loves and delights in the Son (Mt. 3:17).  Jesus receives that love and pleases the Father (Jn. 8:29).  Jesus honors the Spirit (Mt. 12:3), and the Spirit glorifies the Father and the Son (Jn. 16:14, Romans 8).  Each person in the Trinity loves, honors, and glorifies the others, and receives love and honor back from the others…There is never any lack. (John Samaan writes in the “Servants among the Poor Newsletter”B)    “Outdoing one another in showing honor.” (Romans 12:10)C)    Governing the way God does.II) Sharing the values and the longings of the Father and the Son v. 22: …that they may all be one, just as you Father are in me and I in them, that they also may be in us.A)    Loving what Jesus and his Father love.  B)    Working this out in politicsHumility Principles and strategies C) Strategic loveSo that the world might know (Father) that you sent me” (v. 23). III) Our great hopeFather, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am. (v. 24) Take away: A “political” cup of coffee with a Christian Prayer of ConfessionFather, Son, and Holy Spirit, in you we see both the value and the pattern of love.  One God in three Persons, you have for all eternity enjoyed each other’s company, and lived for the honor and joy of one another.  With one heart you created, you sustain, and you have acted to redeem our broken world.  Our love is not like yours: it is weak and selfish, diminished by mixed motives.  Forgive us for reflecting you so distortedly.  Change us, we pray.  Help our church not to reflect the polarizations of our time.  Draw us more fully into yourself so that we may be more like you and more fully with you.  We ask this in the name of Jesus.  Amen.Questions for ReflectionRead the following statement by Arthur C. Brooks “Watch and listen to politically polarized commentary today, and you will see that it is more contemptuous than angry, overflowing with sneering, mockery, and disgust.  Studies on the subject have shown that, whereas simple anger is characterized by short-term attack responses but long-term reconciliation, contempt is characterized by rejection and social exclusion in both the short-term and the long-term.  Polarization, and thus, contempt, leads to permanent enmity.” (NY Times 4/10/16)Does he accurately describe the political climate now? Have you contributed to that climate?  If so, why? Jesus prays that we will love each other as he and his Father have always loved each other.  John Samaan describes that love in the following statement. Read it, look up the passages he cites, and then spend a few minutes praising God for the love that he expresses within himself. Within God’s very nature is a divine “rhythm” or pattern of continuous giving and receiving—not only love but also glory, honor, life…each in its fullness.  Think, God the Father loves and delights in the Son (Mt. 3:17).  Jesus receives that love and pleases the Father (Jn. 8:29).  Jesus honors the Spirit (Mt. 12:3), and the Spirit glorifies the Father and the Son (Jn. 16:14, Romans 8).  Each person in the Trinity loves, honors, and glorifies the others, and receives love and honor back from the others…There is never any lack. (Servants among the Poor Newsletter)To love each other as the Father, Son, and Spirit love each other is to “outdo one another in showing honor.” (Romans 12:10).  It is to “compete” over who can understand the other person or group better, who can listen more carefully, who can speak more graciously to and about the other, and who can better promote the legitimate interests of the other.  Grade yourself on this standard in each of the following areas: with family members, with your neighbors, in the workplace, in your political discourse, in your use of social media.Recall the distinction in the sermon between moral principles and political strategies.  How does making that distinction help reduce the heat when you find yourself at odds with someone over politics? Why, according to John 17:23, is it so important that we learn to manage our political differences amicably?Reflect on John 17:24-- Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am.  Thank him that he wants you with him, and that he endured the loss of his Father to bring you safely home.  Thank him that he wants all his children—regardless of their political affiliation—safely home with him, and ask for his help to love the “political opposition” in the way he loves you.Plan on a “political cup of coffee” with someone at EPC whose politics differs from yours. 

A profile of Dr. Charles Drew, who developed a process for separating plasma from blood cells and improved techniques for blood storage. Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/dr-charles-drew.

Sermon Recording Sermon OutlineSpeaker: Rev. Charles DrewSermon Series: Suffering2 Corinthians 11:30 – 12:10 (ESV) 11:30 If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness. 31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed forever, knows that I am not lying. 32 At Damascus, the governor under King Aretas was guarding the city of Damascus in order to seize me, 33 but I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his hands. 12:1 I must go on boasting. Though there is nothing to be gained by it, I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. 2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows. 3 And I know that this man was caught up into paradise—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows— 4 and he heard things that cannot be told, which man may not utter. 5 On behalf of this man I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except of my weaknesses— 6 though if I should wish to boast, I would not be a fool, for I would be speaking the truth; but I refrain from it, so that no one may think more of me than he sees in me or hears from me. 7 So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited. 8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. 9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.Sermon OutlineI)     God wants us to boast about the things that show our weakness•  11:30-- If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.   •  12:5b-- On behalf of this man I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except of my weaknesses. •  12:9b-10-- Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.  10 For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.Meaning of “boast”Often a negative word•  Proverbs 25:14--  Like clouds and wind without rain is a man who boasts of a gift he does not give.•  Psalm 52.1-2:  Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The steadfast love of God endures all the day.  2 Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, you worker of deceit.•  Psalm 94.4:  They pour out their arrogant words; all the evildoers boast.•  Jeremiah 9.23-24:  Thus says the LORD: "Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches,  24 but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the LORD." Positive for Paul•  By all means, boast… Just be sure that what you revel in are the things that undermine your self-importance and your independence—II)   Boasting in fish baskets and thornsA)   Fish baskets:vv.32-33:  At Damascus, the governor under King Aretas was guarding the city of Damascus in order to seize me,  33 but I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his hands. Getting knocked down a peg.The way “up” was “down”B)   ThornsSo to keep me from being too elated by the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from being too elated.  8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me.Paul’s thorn and ours.III)  Why the boast in baskets and thorns?A)   Baskets: God wants us to face reality.11:30.  …the things “…that show my weakness”•  The truth about natural life.•  The truth about spiritual life.John 3:  …you must be born againEph 2:  …dead in our trespasses and sins”. Humiliations that instruct.B)   Thorns: God wants to bring us home to him.Thorns bring us to God himself like nothing else does. Made for God and too easily satisfied with less.“Severe mercies” alone make us able to hear, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Prayer of ConfessionOur loving and holy God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, you have made us for you and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in you.  We know this to be true and yet we drift from you all the time.  Our pride and your gifts tend to diminish our delight in you.  We are too easily satisfied in the good things of life, content to marginalize you as long as we are relatively happy.  We are often so preoccupied with getting ahead, with making a name for ourselves, that we are unwilling to learn from the experiences that humble us.  We are often so set on reducing the pain in our lives that we cannot learn from it.  Forgive us for not attending to you enough.  Forgive us for living as if life was essentially about us.  By your Spirit make us more like Christ, who gladly chose to serve rather than to be served and who willingly endured the cross to bring us to our true rest in your home.  We pray in the name of Jesus, who has borne our sins and sorrows.  Amen.Questions for ReflectionJesus answered Paul’s plea for relief from suffering with these words:  “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Cor. 12:9).   Read the following account of Representative John Lewis and compare Lewis’s experience to Paul’s: how are they alike and how are they different?Congressman John Lewis, who died about ten days ago, was a leader in the civil rights movement.  According to the NY Times, Mr. Lewis “led demonstrations against racially segregated restrooms, hotels, restaurants, public parks, and swimming pools, and he rose up against other indignities of second class citizenship.  At nearly every turn, he was beaten, spat upon, or burned with cigarettes.  He was tormented by white mobs and absorbed body blows from law enforcement…He spent countless days and nights in county jails and thirty-one days in Mississippi’s notoriously brutal Parchman Penitentiary.”  A follower of Jesus, who practiced non-violent protest in Jesus’ name, Lewis wrote, “there is something in the very essence of anguish that is liberating, cleansing, redemptive.”  He added that suffering “touches and changes those around us as well.  It opens us and those around us to a force beyond ourselves, a force that is right and moral, a force of righteous truth that is at the basis of human conscience.” (Christian News Journal, July 20, 2020). Boasting is not encouraged in the Bible… Proverbs 25:14-- Like clouds and wind without rain is a man who boasts of a gift he does not give. Psalm 94.4:  They pour out their arrogant words; all the evildoers boast.So why then does Paul repeatedly encourage boasting? 11:30-- If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.   12:5b-- On behalf of this man I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except of my weaknesses. 12:9b-10-- Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Paul describes two very different experiences in his life, both of which he chooses to boast in.  One is his escape from Damascus early in his ministry and the other is his “thorn”.  They represent very different sorts of hardship.  Contrast them.What happened to Paul in Damascus and why?   Why was this the sort of experience that Paul learned to delight in?  Think of him laughing over the remembrance of it twenty years later.  Why the laughter?We do not know what the nature of Paul’s thorn was.  The term means “stake in the flesh”, a sort of living crucifixion.  What we can surmise was that the pain was acute and that it was chronic.  List at least three acute and chronic “thorns” that you, or a friend, or someone you have heard about on the news, has had to endure. Why has Paul learned to “boast” in his thorn?  What has he discovered through the experience?  Recall a parallel experience in your life or the life of a friend—both the thorn and the spiritual discoveries involved. Reflect on the following:  “Paul heard the voice of Christ: “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”  He could never have heard that voice, he would never have heard it so clearly,  he would never have been consoled by it so profoundly, if he had not pleaded three times to have the thorn removed without remedy.   And for this reason (not because the thorn was itself a good thing—which Paul never once suggests) Paul was able to boast in his suffering.

Sermon Recording Sermon OutlineSpeaker: Rev. Charles DrewSermon Series: SufferingIsaiah 58:1-12 (ESV)  1 "Cry aloud; do not hold back; lift up your voice like a trumpet; declare to my people their transgression, to the house of Jacob their sins.  2 Yet they seek me daily and delight to know my ways, as if they were a nation that did righteousness and did not forsake the judgment of their God; they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near to God.  3 'Why have we fasted, and you see it not? Why have we humbled ourselves, and you take no knowledge of it?' Behold, in the day of your fast you seek your own pleasure, and oppress all your workers.  4 Behold, you fast only to quarrel and to fight and to hit with a wicked fist. Fasting like yours this day will not make your voice to be heard on high.  5 Is such the fast that I choose, a day for a person to humble himself? Is it to bow down his head like a reed, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? Will you call this a fast, and a day acceptable to the LORD?  6 "Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke?  7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?  8 Then shall your light break forth like the dawn, and your healing shall spring up speedily; your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard.  9 Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer; you shall cry, and he will say, 'Here I am.' If you take away the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness,  10 if you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday.  11 And the LORD will guide you continually and satisfy your desire in scorched places and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.  12 And your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; you shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of streets to dwell in.Sermon OutlineI)     God hates heartless faithv. 1 "Cry aloud; do not hold back; lift up your voice like a trumpet; declare to my people their transgression, to the house of Jacob their sins. A)   Worshipping God without “getting” himv. 3c—On the day of your fasting you do as you pleasev. 4—Behold …you fast only to quarrel)v. 3c—Behold in the day of your fast…you oppress all your workers)v. 9—“pointing  the finger” B)   The church’s complicity in slavery. Thomas Affleck’s “Plantation Record and Account Book”Affleck increased the productivity of the average slave by 400% over the 60 years between 1801 and 1861.C)   Not treating people the way God treats them II)   God loves faith that cares.vv. 6-7: "Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke?  7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh? A)   Illustration and applications.•  “Why should not this woman, a daughter of Abraham (a person, not a beast!) whom Satan has kept bound for 18 long years, be set free on the Sabbath Day from what bound her” (Luke 13:15-16). •  William Wilberforce’s 46 year-long assault on slavery:•  Safe workplaces. •  Safe children, before and after birth.•  Praying for mercy and justice.•  Reflecting on racism in the American story.“Breaking every yoke” (v6) III)  How do we deal with the “yoke” of our failure with Isaiah 58?Outside helpA)   Isaiah 58 and Jesus’ life•  Jesus “broke every yoke…pouring himself out for the hungry and satisfying the desire of the afflicted” (vv.6, 10):•  Jesus refused to “point the finger” (v 9):B)   Isaiah 58 and Jesus’ death. None of the promised kindness of Isaiah 58 comes his way.•  v. 8: “Then (if you love the way I do) shall your light break out like the dawn”.•  v. 8: “…and your healing will quickly appear”•  v. 8c: “Then your righteousness  will go before you and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard”•  v. 9: “Then you will call and the LORD will answer”C)   Why did the promises of Isaiah 58 not come to the one man who deserved them?Jesus and the hope of Isaiah 58:9-10.9 Then, dear friends, because of what I have done in your place, you shall call, and the LORD will answer; you shall cry, and he will say, 'Here I am.' [For I have taken] away the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness,  10 [I have] poured myself  out for the hungry [including you] and satisfied the desire of the afflicted [including yours], [and so] shall  your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday. Representative John Lewis: There is “something in the very essence of anguish that is liberating, cleansing, redemptive.”  Our Hope:By his Spirit Jesus is making our bones strong; he is making us like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.•  “Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, 'Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water'” (John 7:38)Take away:  Lift one yoke this week. “Come to me, all who are weary and heavy burdened, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble of heart.  And you will find rest for your souls”  (Matthew 11).Prayer of ConfessionGod our Liberator, you have freed us from the guilt and power of sin.  And you will one day free us from every other yoke as well—from every institution, every cultural influence, and every person that stands in the way of the nobility and fullness you intend for us.  You delight when we celebrate our freedom by extending it to other people—when we forgive, when we help out, and when we fight injustice.  You grieve and grow angry when we misrepresent you by withdrawing into ourselves.  We confess our uneven response to your grace.  We are sorry for those times when our Bible study, prayer and worship have been fervent while we have persisted in anger towards each other and indifference towards the needs of our neighbors.   We are sorry for paying too little attention to those moments when you have put your finger on injustice and callousness in our hearts.  We are sorry for those times when we have expressed sorrow but haven’t really changed.  How greatly we need your Spirit’s help: we need his help to be honest, we need his help to fear your anger, and we need his help to change.  Come Lord, and renew us.  Make us into well-watered gardens, sources of deep refreshment to friends and enemies alike.  Make us a delight to you.  We pray in the name of Jesus who has borne our sins.  Amen.Questions for ReflectionAccording to verses 2-3 and 5 Israel was very active in her religious practices (take a moment to itemize them).  Nevertheless, according to v. 1, God was grief-stricken and furious with them.  Why?  Reflect on the following:  “It is easy, perhaps, to sit in judgment of those “good Christian” southern planters and northern industrialists whose slavery practices broke the heart and raised the fury of God.   But before we do, we should examine ourselves:  Do we consistently treat people the way God wants us to treat them?  Do we hate to see people dehumanized, whoever they are—even people whose political choices we abhor and whose life-styles we find incomprehensible—even people who have personally wounded us—anonymous people on the internet?  Do we hate to see people exploited and hurt, by whatever means—whether by greedy bosses or market forces or by climate change?  Do we find intolerable and strive to overturn workplaces where efficiency dwarfs every other value?”Read Isaiah 58:6-7, where we discover how deeply God loves faith that spills over into care and social justice.  Try to recall a recent occasion where your faith or the faith of a friend showed itself in this way—on the home front or in the work environment or in the neighborhood.How do you cope with the discrepancy between what God wants in Isaiah 58 and how you live? When we reflect on Isaiah 58 as a description of the life and destiny of Jesus, we encounter a startling irony.  Jesus far surpasses us in living up to “the fast that God chooses” (think of his life and ministry in the light of vv.  6-7, 9-10); and yet Jesus experienced none of the blessings promised in Isaiah 58 (see vv. 8-9).  There is a reason for this.  Jesus came to lift off of our shoulders the yoke of sin by offering his lovely life in substitute for our hypocritical and self-centered ones.  He was denied the blessings so that we might have them.    Spend a few moments thanking him for lifting the yoke of your sin and guilt off your shoulders. According to v. 11, we experience God’s refreshment (we become “like a watered garden, like a spring of water”) when, with the help of Christ, we begin lifting the burdens off our neighbors’ backs.  Representative John Lewis, a follower of Jesus and a founder in the civil rights movement who endured much violence for his quiet determination to lift the yoke of racism in our country, tasted this refreshment, writing, “there is something in the very essence of the anguish of redemptive suffering that is liberating, cleansing, redemptive.”Have you tasted this?

Sermon Recording Sermon OutlineSpeaker: Rev. Charles DrewSermon Series: SufferingHebrews 2:5-18 (ESV)  5 For it was not to angels that God subjected the world to come, of which we are speaking. 6 It has been testified somewhere,“What is man, that you are mindful of him,     or the son of man, that you care for him? 7 You made him for a little while lower than the angels;     you have crowned him with glory and honor, 8     putting everything in subjection under his feet.” Now in putting everything in subjection to him, he left nothing outside his control. At present, we do not yet see everything in subjection to him. 9 But we see him who for a little while was made lower than the angels, namely Jesus, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone. 10 For it was fitting that he, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the founder of their salvation perfect through suffering. 11 For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one source. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers, 12 saying,“I will tell of your name to my brothers;     in the midst of the congregation I will sing your praise.”13 And again,“I will put my trust in him.”And again,“Behold, I and the children God has given me.” 14 Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, 15 and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery. 16 For surely it is not angels that he helps, but he helps the offspring of Abraham. 17 Therefore he had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. 18 For because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.Sermon OutlineIntroduction: God does not give us an explanation for suffering.  He gives us himself.I)     The story begins with bad newsWe have lost control of our lives, despite God’s loving intentionsA)   God’s loving intention for us:  vv. 6-86 It has been testified somewhere, "What is man, that you are mindful of him, or the son of man, that you care for him?  7 You made him for a little while lower than the angels; you have crowned him with glory and honor, 8 putting everything in subjection under his feet. Now in putting everything in subjection to him, he left nothing outside his control. "   God is mindful of us…he cares for us)God has crowned with glory and honor,  putting everything in subjection under [our] feet.B)   Squandered calling: v. 8b:…at present we do not see everything subject to him [that is, to the human race].1)    Rude awakening2)    Why do we treat each other and our planet the way we do?Hebrews 2:15: Through fear of death [we are] subject to lifelong slavery.Haunted and afraid: greedy, negligent and cruelII)   God’s good newsA)   God chose to become our brother.v. 14:  Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same thingsv. 17:  Therefore he had to be made like his brothers in every respect•  Rather than leave us in our mess…•  Great kindnessB)   God became our brother to the bitter end.v. 10: …he was made perfect through sufferingv. 9: …he tasted death for everyone•  Starving in the wilderness.•  Gethsemane: “Do you think that I cannot call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels?” (Mt. 26:53). •  Jesus and George FloydJesus chose (v. 17) to be made like his brothers in every respect so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of GodIII)  Why did God do this?A)   Because he had to1)    The only wayv. 10: For it was fitting that he, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the founder of their salvation perfect through suffering.v. 9:…so by the suffering of death…he might taste death for everyone“Fitting”In every day of Jesus’ life, “Will you prove yourself to be a true man 2)    Why necessary?To make propitiation (v. 17)The mystery of it allvv. 14-15:  through death he destroyed the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil,  15 and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery.Death “happened” George Floyd, but not to Jesus.B)   Because he wanted tov. 11-12: For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one origin. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers,  12 saying, "I will tell of your name to my brothers; in the midst of the congregation I will sing your praise."  “…not ashamed” of us.v. 13: Behold, I and the children you have given meTake away:Not immediate relief, but living hope.Motivation to live up to the family likeness.Prayer of ConfessionHeavenly Father, you made us to be like you—to enjoy you, to love one another, and to care for this world as you do.  But we have squandered our calling. Everywhere we look, in religion, within ourselves, in our families, in the ways we set up and run governments, in the environment, in our thinking, in our deepest allegiances, in the arts, in our bodies, we see death at work.  We are quick to find fault for what is wrong outside ourselves—in our circumstances, in our upbringing, in other people, and even in you.  We are slow to admit to our complicity in the world’s suffering.  Forgive us for our blame-shifting, for our abuse of power, for our neglect of our earth, and for our neglect of one another.  Make us more like our Elder Brother.  Transform us and our world as we see the lengths to which you have gone to put things right. Amen.Questions for ReflectionThese days many of us are crying out for relief—relief from sickness, from bitterness and distrust in public discourse, from job insecurity, from confusion about what is real and true, from hypocrisy in public figures on the left and the right, from recurring patterns of injustice, from the endless litany of disaster—floods, famines, deaths from Covid-19, terrorism.  If God exists, if he is the mighty Creator and Sustainer of everything, and if he is good—then why can’t he give us a break!?  Why won’t he?!  How might you try to answer a friend or child who asks you these last two questions?According to Hebrews 2:7-8, which quotes Psalm 8, human beings have a God-like calling—to bring a wholesome and God-honoring order to everything in and around them. We read: 7 You made man for a little while lower than the angels; you have crowned him with glory and honor,  8 putting everything in subjection under his feet."  How would you grade the human race on this high calling?  Where have we fallen short?  Where in one or two ways have you fallen short?Reflect on the following statement:  “God’s high calling for us in Hebrews 2:7-8 is the basis for the potential richness, beauty, and goodness of life.  It helps explain places like New York where human enterprise runs full tilt and it explains why the recent (and possible future) lock down of work and relationships was (will be) so troubling to us.  It further explains why the chronic lack of opportunity and the impeded freedoms of large populations in our country and the world are so demoralizing and frustrating to them: it undermines their built-in (their God built) purpose—it strips them of their essential humanness.” Hebrews 2:15 tells us that we are “subject to lifelong slavery through fear of death.”  How might the following statement describe your experience:  “With personal annihilation always looming, the temptation to grab and hoard, to see to our own safety and good reputation, to spin to our advantage, and to remove or silence those who threaten us is very strong.  It starts in the sandbox and continues until our final hour.   And this behavior, which can be both aggressive (through bullying and injustice) and passive (through indifference and neglect), leads to more suffering than we care to admit.  We say, “Why, God, did you let George Floyd die?!”  And God answers, “What have you done to make the world a place where such deaths are less likely to occur?  Mr. Floyd’s death happened in a social world that I gave you to care about!”We struggle all the time to master our world, our fears and our sins.  Jesus, by contrast, was completely in control: he fed the hungry, healed the sick, raised the dead, and confounded false and abusive teachers.  Above all he mastered himself—loving and obeying his father even when it meant “tasting death for everyone”.  He freely chose to share our human story in all its trials with one great exception: he never gave in to sin, not even as he perished unjustly.  He did this for a reason—so that at the end of his life he could offer his lovely faithfulness in substitution for our haphazard faithfulness, so that he could make propitiation (v. 17) for us.  Spend some time praising the Son of God for the lengths he went to rescue you.Imagine how boring and unsuitable we must be to Jesus—the Person who has sustained the sun since he created it 4.5 billion years ago, the Person who is thoroughly and gloriously good while we are only marginally so, the Person who formed Albert Einstein’s mind, the Person who taught Mozart to write music, Aretha Franklin to sing, Sammy Davis Jr to dance, Bob Dylan to write lyrics, Mia Hamm to dribble, and Simone Biles to jump.  Why he would ever want to be with us is beyond me.  And yet he does.  God came down and endured what he endured because he is “not ashamed” to call uninteresting, intellectually limited, morally weak, limitedly creative, boringly self-absorbed, negligent, broken, and even destructive people like us his brothers (and sisters--v. 12) and his children (v. 13).  Do you find it difficult to believe that God actually likes you—that he wants to be in our family and he wants us in his?  Talk to him about it.

Sermon Recording Sermon OutlineSpeaker: Rev. Charles DrewSermon Series: SufferingGenesis 1:1-5, 26-31, John 1:1-5 (ESV)  1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.  2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.  3 And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.  4 And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness.  5 God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day… 26 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."  27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.  28 And God blessed them. And God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth."  29 And God said, "Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food.  30 And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food." And it was so.  31 And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  2 He was in the beginning with God.  3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.  4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men.  5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.Sermon OutlineIntroduction: Suffering is woven into everything.  How are we supposed to understand and cope with it? I)     We tell ourselves that God is good.God made a “very good” cosmos because he himself is good. •  Psalm 100:4-5:  Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!  5 For the LORD is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.Why should we believe it, especially at a time like this?A)  God’s goodness, though real, is not always easily discernible.“Were you there when I laid the foundations of the earth?...Have you commanded the morning since your days began?...Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades, or loose the belt of Orion?...Who has put wisdom in the mind? Or who has given understanding to the heart” (Job 38:4, 12, 31, 36)God moves in a mysterious way, his wonders to perform;He plants his footsteps in the sea and rides upon the storm.Dark in unfathomable mines of never failing skillHe treasures up his bright designs, and works his sovereign will.Blind unbelief is sure to err, and scan his work in vain.God is his own interpreter, and he will make it plain. (William Cowper)Embrace our limits.Don’t be glib.B)  God’s goodness is committed to our long-term transformation.Genesis 1.26: Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.”Made for him, we tend to “worship the creature rather than the Creator” (Romans 1)What the corona virus teaches us: C)  God’s goodness is always richly present.Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."  27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.  28 And God blessed them. And God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.  29 And God said, "Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food." “Why hasn’t it fallen out before—or for such a long time?”The earth is filled with the steadfast love of the Lord (Psalm 33:5)Deliberately itemize God’s love.•  Learn from Jeremiah:“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases.  His mercies they never come to an end.  They are new every morning.  Great is your faithfulness, O Lord.”  (Lamentations 3:23). •  Note God’s steadfast love to us in the gift of his Son.He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?  (Romans 8:32)  II)   We deal with suffering by fighting it“Let there be light!” means more than, “Let’s have some photons so that we can see what is going on.”  “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” (John 1:5)   When God walked among us he assaulted and threw down evil and suffering wherever he encountered them.  God invites us to join him in the assault.   We get to applaud health care workers…wave at bus drivers…support vaccine research…wear masks…champion efforts to insure that the poor, hungry, and jobless find relief…because God has come “to wipe every tear from our eyes”.   We get to protest police brutality…looting…and destruction because…How good it is to have something legitimately to hate!How good to rejoice that God hates it too: “Behold, I am making all things new!”Prayer of ConfessionAlmighty God, our heavenly Father, you tell us that you are good and that our lives and world are full of your steadfast love.  You have shown us your love vividly in the gift of your Son and have guaranteed in him that it will triumph.  But we are more apt to believe our circumstances and our feelings than your word.  We are more apt to dwell on our sufferings than on yours.  We are more apt to want happiness than goodness.  We are more apt to blame you for our broken world than to ask ourselves what we have done or failed to do that has contributed to the brokenness.  Forgive us.  By your Spirit fill us with your goodness: increase our zeal for fighting against all that is wrong and untrue in ourselves and in our world.  We pray in the name of Jesus, who lived and died to put all things right.  Amen.Questions for ReflectionSuffering is woven into the fabric of our lives.  Sometimes we cause it for others (as when we infect someone with the corona virus because we don’t wear a mask), sometimes others bring it upon us (as with police brutality), sometimes we bring it on ourselves (as when career obsession isolates us), and sometimes it just happens without reason (as when covid-19 infection is deadly for one person and unnoticeable for someone else).  Recall one instance in the past month when suffering has been woven into your experience.  How have you dealt with it? Some argue that suffering proves either that God does not exist, or that he does not care, or that he is weak.  How do you respond to this problem?The Bible asserts that God is good but that the way he works out his goodness is not always discernable to us.  Reflect on the questions he puts to Job when he comes to him towards the end of the book.  How would you respond to these questions:  “Were you there when I laid the foundations of the earth?...Have you commanded the morning since your days began?...Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades, or loose the belt of Orion?...Who has put wisdom in the mind? Or who has given understanding to the heart” (Job 38:4, 12, 31, 36) Paul writes that God “causes all things to work together for good” and then goes on to say that that “good” is that we should be “conformed to the image of his Son” (Romans 8:28, 29) How might this definition of “good” differ from yours and how might it help you understand why God permits certain difficulties to come your way or to come the way of those you love?When the bottom falls out of our lives, or threatens to, it is very hard.  But it is also potentially revealing.  If we are spiritually attuned, we will ask, ‘Why hasn’t it fallen out before—or for such a long time?’  And this question can lead us to a sense of wonder and gratitude for the ways that God has quietly and consistently cared for us through long stretches of our lives.  Take five minutes to write out a prayer of thanks to God in which you itemize the particular ways he has shown his kindness to you over the past week: start with meals, shelter, and zoom calls with friends, and move on from there.It is the gift of Jesus (who is here to stay), and not the gifts of this life (which come and go), that proves God’s goodness and secures our future.   He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?  (Romans 8:32).  Thank God for the gift of Jesus.When God walked among us in Jesus, he assaulted and threw down evil and suffering wherever he encountered them.  God does not explain suffering; he attacks it.  And he invites us to join him in that attack.  What is one way that you can go on the offensive against covid-19 or injustice this week?

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In the first installment of The Christian Civics Book Club, we discuss Jonathan Haidt's "The Righteous Mind." Christian Civics co-founder and Executive Director Rick Barry is joined by Christian Civics teaching faculty Rev. Charles Drew and Executive Board members Nathan Leamer and Thomas Turner. The next book club episode will cover Soong-Chan Rah's "Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times."

Episode 31 takes an in depth look at the Arlington Public Schools distance learning plan. Join Interim Superintendent Cintia Johnson, Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning Bridget Loft, Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer Arron Gregory, Dr. Charles Drew 1st grade teacher Sydney Mann and Wakefield math teacher Laurell Wiersma as they discuss the how the plan was created; how it fits with the Strategic Plan; and how teachers are implementing it with their students. Transcript: https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Ep.-31-Distance-Learningv2.pdf Transcript Spanish:https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Ep.-31-Distance-Learning-SP.pdf

Rev. Charles Drew offers a homily and prayer for those of us worn out by news about the novel coronavirus and the effect it is having on our communities. If you are in a position of formal or informal leadership, the Caring Connections Knowledge Base provides up-to-date, easy-to-use resources for navigating the new challenges presented by the COVID-19 emergency measures: https://trello.com/b/6SE4fiNG/caring-connections-knowledge-base The first meeting of the Christian Civics Book Club is coming up soon! Get your copy of the book THE RIGHTEOUS MIND and submit your questions, comments and observations about the book here: https://christiancivics.org/blog/announcing-the-christian-civics-book-club/

In 1942, almost 80 years ago, Dr. Charles Drew resigned from his role as Director of the first American Red Cross Blood Bank. As an African American, he knew that prejudice could kill when the Army and Navy wouldn't stop segregating blood donations. His medical expertise saved lives and changed the landscape of blood banking, and it's all in the podcast!  If you are interested in reading more about the history of math and science, please visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com ! And while you're there, please feel free to buy me a cup of coffee, because every cup of coffee keeps my podcast up and running!  Until next week, Carpe Diem!! Gabrielle

Sermon Recording Sermon OutlineSpeaker: Rev. Charles DrewSermon Series: Faith, Hope & LoveJohn 1:1-18 (ESV) 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. 8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light. 9 The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. 11 He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. 12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, 13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. 14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. 15 (John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’”) 16 For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father's side, he has made him known.Questions for ReflectionWhen John writes, "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us," he means that Jesus makes the eternal God vivid in terms we can understand. Jesus is not, in other words, "God 2.0"; he is the God who has always been.  What is new is that God has now been "translated" into the accessible language of our experience. And what we discover in this new translation is a God who is full of surprises: he loves wedding parties and good wine (John 2); he hates it when we use religion to make money (also John 2); he willingly engages anyone-- whether the powerful and prestigious (like Nicodemus-- John 3) or the weak and morally compromised (the Samaritan woman-- John 4); he weeps with people over the death of  those they love (John 11); he rules by serving people (John 13), and he loves to restore and put to noble use those who have failed him (John 21). Which of these discoveries is especially surprising to you? Why?Think about the surprising fact that God has for millennia been ruling us by serving us. What guidance does this offer us as we try to live out our faith in our politically polarized time?  How might it help us manage a discussion about Mr. Trump's impeachment, or guns in America, or climate change, with family and friends who disagree with us?

Sermon Recording Sermon OutlineSpeaker: Rev. Charles DrewSermon Series: PsalmsPsalm 27 (ESV)Of David1 The Lord is my light and my salvation;     whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life;     of whom shall I be afraid?2 When evildoers assail me     to eat up my flesh, my adversaries and foes,     it is they who stumble and fall.3 Though an army encamp against me,     my heart shall not fear; though war arise against me,     yet I will be confident.4 One thing have I asked of the Lord,     that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord     all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord     and to inquire in his temple.5 For he will hide me in his shelter     in the day of trouble; he will conceal me under the cover of his tent;     he will lift me high upon a rock.6 And now my head shall be lifted up     above my enemies all around me, and I will offer in his tent     sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing and make melody to the Lord.7 Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud;     be gracious to me and answer me! 8 You have said, “Seek my face.” My heart says to you,     “Your face, Lord, do I seek.” 9     Hide not your face from me. Turn not your servant away in anger,     O you who have been my help. Cast me not off; forsake me not,     O God of my salvation! 10 For my father and my mother have forsaken me,     but the Lord will take me in.11 Teach me your way, O Lord,     and lead me on a level path     because of my enemies. 12 Give me not up to the will of my adversaries;     for false witnesses have risen against me,     and they breathe out violence.13 I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord     in the land of the living! 14 Wait for the Lord;     be strong, and let your heart take courage;     wait for the Lord!Sermon Outline1. The quality of David’s couragevv.1-3: The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?  2 When evildoers assail me to eat up my flesh, my adversaries and foes, it is they who stumble and fall.  3 Though an army encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war arise against me, yet I will be confident.Powerful and vicious enemies:Goliath, "Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and to the beasts of the field." 1 Samuel 17:44.No fear."You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied … The battle is the LORD's, and he will give you into our hand."  1 Samuel 17:45-47  When we are in the hands of God, and we know that he loves us, we can bear the loss of anything.2. The source of David’s courage: God’s beauty v. 4: One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to inquire in his temple.The meaning of God’s beautyThe quality that makes all his other attributes interesting and attractive.  Beauty of lovers (Song of Songs), or land (Gen. 49:15), or a well-played lute (Psalm 81:3), or tasty bread (Pvbs 9:17), or friendship (2 Sam. 1:26, Psalm 133:1), or a well-turned gracious phrase (Pvbs. 15:26, 16:24).   The adornment that makes life worth living.The longing for God’s “face”v. 9: Hide not your face from me. Turn not your servant away in anger, O you who have been my help. Cast me not off; forsake me not, O God of my salvation!  Jesus’ voice in Psalm 273. How does our courage grow?As we learn how to enjoy him.   Our chief purpose in life is “to glorify God and to enjoy him forever” (WSC Q 1)God wants us to enjoy him, not just to obey him.  Enjoyment of God is a weapon in his arsenal.As Jesus joins our songBecause of him we can cry vv. 9-10 with confident hope.Hide not your face from me. Turn not your servant away in anger, O you who have been my help. Cast me not off; forsake me not, O God of my salvation!  10 For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the LORD will take me in.Questions for ReflectionWhat or who makes you fearful?  Why?Paraphrase Psalm 27:1-3.  What is David up against and what keeps his fear under control?Read the account of David and Goliath in 1 Samuel 17:41-47.  Compare David’s and Goliath’s tones and expectations.  Why the differences?Discuss or reflect upon the following:  “When we are in the hands of God, and we know that he loves us, we can bear the loss of anything, however difficult that loss, because his reality looms larger than the reality of that loss.”Verse 4 seems to be the well-spring of the courage of Psalm 27, the place where David asks for just one thing above every other.  He might have asked, “…that I might know how powerful the Lord is,” or “…that I might be a truly noble man,” or “…that I might be a man of great faith.”  Instead, he asks for something else.  What does he ask for, and why does that gift in particular give him courage.  Discuss or reflect upon the following:  “God’s beauty is not precisely any one of the things we imagine when we think about God: his truth, or his goodness, or his power, or his love.  His beauty contains these things, but it is not identical to them.  His beauty is what makes these qualities attractive to us.  His beauty is what makes us desire him.  God’s beauty is his mighty weapon against the terrible lie that he may be good and powerful, but he isn’t all that interesting or enjoyable.”Psalm 27 may not yet describe us all the time, but it does reveal the heart of Jesus to us.  Think of something that Jesus said or did that gives expression to one or more verses in the psalm.  Take time to thank Jesus for his devoted and courageous life.  Thank him for offering that life in substitution for yours.Prayer of ConfessionOur God, you are beautiful, powerful, and faithful.  We have nothing to fear.  And yet, we confess that we do.  The opinions of people and the force of circumstances tend to drive our lives.  Forgive us.  Give us grace to cast away the works of darkness and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility.  Do this so that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the living and the dead, we may rise to life immortal.  We ask this through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.  Amen. 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Sermon Recording Sermon OutlineSpeaker: Rev. Charles DrewSermon Series: PsalmsPsalm 45 (ESV)To the choirmaster: according to Lilies. A Maskil of the Sons of Korah; a love song. 1 My heart overflows with a pleasing theme;     I address my verses to the king;     my tongue is like the pen of a ready scribe.2 You are the most handsome of the sons of men;     grace is poured upon your lips;     therefore God has blessed you forever. 3 Gird your sword on your thigh, O mighty one,     in your splendor and majesty!4 In your majesty ride out victoriously     for the cause of truth and meekness and righteousness;     let your right hand teach you awesome deeds! 5 Your arrows are sharp     in the heart of the king's enemies;     the peoples fall under you.6 Your throne, O God, is forever and ever.     The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of uprightness; 7     you have loved righteousness and hated wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you     with the oil of gladness beyond your companions; 8     your robes are all fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia. From ivory palaces stringed instruments make you glad; 9     daughters of kings are among your ladies of honor;     at your right hand stands the queen in gold of Ophir.10 Hear, O daughter, and consider, and incline your ear:     forget your people and your father's house, 11     and the king will desire your beauty. Since he is your lord, bow to him. 12     The people of Tyre will seek your favor with gifts,     the richest of the people.13 All glorious is the princess in her chamber, with robes interwoven with gold. 14     In many-colored robes she is led to the king,     with her virgin companions following behind her. 15 With joy and gladness they are led along     as they enter the palace of the king.16 In place of your fathers shall be your sons;     you will make them princes in all the earth. 17 I will cause your name to be remembered in all generations;     therefore nations will praise you forever and ever.Sermon OutlinePsalm 45 is a love song, composed for a royal wedding and arising from the imagination of a song writer who is delighted by the prospect of it.  Lovely in itself, it points to a deeper reality that has meaning for us. I.) The “happy couple”A) The groom/king (vv. 2-9)Surpassingly handsome: v. 2: “The most handsome of the sons of men”Nobility of words and character: Words: v.2—“grace is poured upon your lips”Jesus:  “No man ever spoke like this man.”   “And all spoke well of him and marveled at the gracious words that were coming from his mouth.”(Luke 4:22) Character: vv. 4, 7: In your majesty ride out victoriously for the cause of truth and meekness and righteousness;…  [Y]ou have loved righteousness and hated wickedness. Jesus:MeekUnflinchingly loyal to what is true, good, and real.   3. A champion.  v5:   Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; the peoples fall under you.  A winner in the battles worth fighting: Like David before Goliath.Like Jesus before sin, sickness, deceit, and arrogance  B) The bride/queen (vv. 10-15) Beautiful (v 11)—deeply attractive—reflected in her exquisite clothing:  v. 13-14-- All glorious is the princess in her chamber, with robes interwoven with gold.  14 In many-colored robes she is led to the king… Surrounded by joyous and loving friends: v. 15-- With joy and gladness they are led along as they enter the palace of the king.   Ready to commit everything to the new arrangement.  v. 10:  forget your people and your father's house, and the king will desire your beauty. ..Bow to him.  Honor and respect are freely given and received.  The outcome is great and world-wide goodness.II.) What does this love song mean?  A) God himself intends to satisfy our deepest social longings—v.6: Your throne, O God, is forever and ever.  We are cynical about weddings and politics because people disappoint us. But God will not disappoint. B) The love of Jesus for us and our world.v. 11: …the king will desire your beauty…  “I will betroth you to me forever” (Hosea 2:19)  Psalm 45: A window on God’s heart.III.) Take away Don’t be so cynical about love stories and politics. Let our hearts overflow with a pleasing theme “See through” our stories to the big story.Address our verses to the king.  The church’s one foundation is Jesus Christ her Lord. She is his new creation by water and the word. From heaven he came and sought her to be his holy bride. With his own blood he bought her and for her life he died.Questions for ReflectionReflect on Derek Kidner’s summary of this psalm.  Do you agree? Where in the text do you see the elements he speaks of? Does he leave anything out? [The song] is as dazzling as the occasion it graces.  The outward splendor of the event is evoked in every line, and beneath the surface we sense the momentous event that it is for the two central characters [the groom/king addressed in vv. 2-9 and the bride/queen addressed in vv. 10-15]: both an end and a beginning, pivotal nor only for them but for the kingdom, whose future is bound up in the sons they will produce.” Social commentators point out that more young people than ever choose not to marry these days, making this choice because they are cynical about the institution.  Are you cynical about marriage?  Why?  Why not? The groom is also a king.  What characterizes him (vv. 2-9)?  Compare him to a prominent world leader of our time (take care not to bash the leader in question: simply draw an objective comparison).  Describe what our world would be like if leaders and citizens everywhere reflected the qualities found in vv. 2-4. Describe the bride/queen (vv. 10-16).  What appeals to you about her?  Does anything not appeal to you? Why? Look carefully at v. 6-7a, where God himself is abruptly addressed in the midst of the address to the groom/king (with equal abruptness, v. 7b returns to the human king).  Why does the psalmist do this?   Reflect on how vividly vv. 2-9 describe Jesus.  Spend some time in prayer, thanking him that he is your (and the church’s) groom/king.  Pray for his triumph throughout out world—for the beauty and grace of his words, together with his truth, meekness, and righteousness, to permeate human experience.  Pray that he will help his people to leave behind their former alliances and “bow to him.”Prayer of ConfessionMerciful God, no ruler is like the one you have given us.  Jesus’ every word is gracious, his every deed true, humble and righteous.  We confess that we often spurn him, choosing rather to follow our own inclinations and the opinions of others.  Forgive our folly.  Give us grace to heed the warnings of your prophets and forsake our sins, that we may greet with joy his coming.  For he is our Redeemer; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. 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Sermon Recording Please forgive our technical difficulties.Sermon OutlineSpeaker: Rev. Charles DrewSermon Series: PsalmsPsalm 84 (ESV)To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. 1 How lovely is your dwelling place,     O Lord of hosts! 2 My soul longs, yes, faints     for the courts of the Lord; my heart and flesh sing for joy     to the living God. 3 Even the sparrow finds a home,     and the swallow a nest for herself,     where she may lay her young, at your altars, O Lord of hosts,     my King and my God. 4 Blessed are those who dwell in your house,     ever singing your praise! Selah 5 Blessed are those whose strength is in you,     in whose heart are the highways to Zion. 6 As they go through the Valley of Baca     they make it a place of springs;     the early rain also covers it with pools. 7 They go from strength to strength;     each one appears before God in Zion. 8 O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer;     give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah 9 Behold our shield, O God;     look on the face of your anointed! 10 For a day in your courts is better     than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God     than dwell in the tents of wickedness. 11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield;     the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold     from those who walk uprightly. 12 O Lord of hosts,     blessed is the one who trusts in you!Sermon OutlinePsalm 84 invites us to make yearning for God and joy in his presence the governing aims of our lives. I) We are not home yet   v. 2:  My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the LORD; my heart and flesh cry out to the living God.    v. 3:  Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, at your altars, O LORD of hosts, my King and my God.    v. 4:  Blessed are those who dwell in your house, ever singing your praise!    v. 10:  For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.The psalmist’s yearning and ours. II) Admitting that we are not yet home brings us closer   v. 1: How lovely (now) is your dwelling place, O LORD of hosts! v. 5: Blessed (even now!) are those whose strength is in you, in whose heart are the highways to Zion.  Two stories:  We get to push against isolation by admitting to one another that we haven’t arrived yet.  We get to be people who are safe and welcoming because we are honest and vulnerable.  We get to make springs in dry valleys. (vv. 6-7)We get to find joy as we weep. III) Jesus brings us home with him A)  The problem: Psalm 84 is not always our song   v11-12: “No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.   O LORD of hosts, blessed is the one who trusts in you!Do we walk uprightly? Do we trust?  “Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere” (v 11)Can we sing this without hypocrisy?  B)  God has made Psalm 84 his own song so that, in due time, it can become fully ours.  “Must I not be in my Father’s house?”   “My bread is to do the will of him who sent me.”  “I thirst”  “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?!”  “I go to prepare a place for you.”  “This day we will be together in Paradise.” Conclusion:  Take heart.  “Christ is in you, the hope of glory.”Questions for ReflectionWe are all “on pilgrimage” to some hoped for destination: career success, relational fulfillment, a happy family.  What hoped for destinations tend to preoccupy you at the moment? How likely are you to arrive? Do any of them conflict with each other?  If so, why?Psalm 84 holds before our imagination the destination that should dwarf and align all the others.  What is it?List at least three places in Psalm 84 where that destination is described.  What makes it attractive to the psalmist? What makes it attractive to you?Verses 5-7 describe some of the ways that our future home can make life lovely and satisfying here and now.  What are those ways?  Think of experiences you have had that corroborate the promises in vv. 5-7.God knows that Psalm 84’s yearnings only describe us on our best days.  He knows that there are even times when we don’t even want to be on the road home to God.  Recall some wayward times in your life.  Why did you go off the road?  What were the results?God chose to make the longings of Psalm 84 his own so that he could in due time make them fully ours.  Imagine Jesus reciting Psalm 84 and making it a perfect description if his experience and yearnings when he lived among us.In Colossians 1 Paul writes that “Christ is in us, the hope of glory”—by which he means that we have reason for confidence that, despite our weakness, we will make it home to God because Jesus himself is inside us, gradually making the longings of Psalm 84 our own.  Where do you see evidence of this in your life?Thank God for the grace of Christ that is at work in you.  Pray that he will align you heart more fully with Psalm 84.Prayer of ConfessionBeautiful Redeemer, you are our true home.  To be with you is to experience joy and refreshment, even when we are weak.  To be with you is to know that we are safe, even when life is difficult and dangerous.  To call upon you with our friends is to help restore their joy, refreshment, and sense of welcome.  But we admit that we are not yet fully home.  We confess that we have allowed our fears and our preoccupation with good but secondary matters to push you from our consciousness.  We confess that we have at times deliberately left the homeward path, times when we have preferred to live as if you were not with us or not worth knowing or even consulting.  Forgive our folly through your cross.  By your Spirit raise your own pilgrim songs within our hearts.  We pray in your name.  Amen.

Crime Classics. 07-06-1953. CBS net. "The Shrapnelled Body Of Charles Drew, Sr.". Sustaining. In 1739 England, Charles Drew Jr. kills Charles Drew Sr. before he has the opportunity to change his will. Lou Merrill (host), Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), Elliott Lewis (producer, director), Paul Frees, Antony Ellis, Bob Lemond (announcer), Terry Kilburn, Betty Harford, Ben Wright, Irene Tedrow, William Johnstone. 1/2 hour.

Pastor Charles Drew shares where his concern for the church in the face of political polarization comes from, and why he thinks Christians shouldn't let fear of excess prevent them from learning to engage politics responsibly. We also share the first of several upcoming events, and how you can join us for that event even if you aren't in the DC area. A transcript and shownotes will be on the Christian Civics website on Monday, April 22, 2019.

Sermon Recording Sermon OutlineSpeaker: Rev. Charles DrewSermon Series: What Heaven Has to Do with Real LifeEcclesiastes 1, 12; 1 Corinthians 3 (ESV)Ecclesiastes 1:1-11The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. 2 Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity. 3 What does man gain by all the toil at which he toils under the sun? 4 A generation goes, and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever. 5 The sun rises, and the sun goes down, and hastens to the place where it rises. 6 The wind blows to the south and goes around to the north; around and around goes the wind, and on its circuits the wind returns. 7 All streams run to the sea, but the sea is not full; to the place where the streams flow, there they flow again. 8 All things are full of weariness; a man cannot utter it; the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing. 9 What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun. 10 Is there a thing of which it is said, “See, this is new”? It has been already in the ages before us. 11 There is no remembrance of former things, nor will there be any remembrance of later things yet to be among those who come after.Ecclesiastes 12:13-14The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. 14 For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.1 Corinthians 3:1-6, 10-15But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ. 2 I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it. And even now you are not yet ready, 3 for you are still of the flesh. For while there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not of the flesh and behaving only in a human way? 4 For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not being merely human? 5 What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each. 6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth… 10 According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it. 11 For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw- 13 each one’s work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. 14 If the work that anyone has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward. 15 If anyone’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire.Sermon OutlineIntroduction:A haunting question: “Why am I putting in all this effort when there is so much frustration and inefficiency in what I do, and when in the end it will all be forgotten?”The Bible teaches that our work may be remembered forever.I) Heaven promises the possibility of meaning to our present workA) Heaven and the work of the churchPaul, Apollos, and Jesus: 1 Cor. 3:12ffB) A broader meaning.For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing whether good or evil. (Eccl. 12)1 Cor. 3.13, 14: “disclosed”… “survive”… “reward”Not talking about whether we get to heaven or not based upon their work, but whether we get to take anything with us.Our work might (and might not) survive the purging at the endThe eternal durability of our work will not depend upon the type of gifts we have been given (“gold, silver, and precious stones” versus “wood, hay, and stubble”–! Cor. 3:12), but upon the “foundation” upon which we build.Why is Christ so foundational?C) Meaning for us.“I reject at once an idea that lingers in the mind of some modern people that cultural activities are in their own right spiritual and meritorious—as though scholars and poets are intrinsically more pleasing than folks who pick though trash for bottles… The work of a Beethoven and the work of a house-cleaner become spiritual on precisely the same conditions, that of being offered to God, of being done ‘as to the Lord’.” (Learning in War-Time, C. S. Lewis)II) Two questionsA) How does our work “last” into eternity?Hard to know—but it will be satisfying.“Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little. I will put you over much. Enter now the joy of your Master.”B) How do we build upon the foundation of Jesus Christ?Bringing the Lord to work with us.Bringing the Savior to work with us.Questions for ReflectionWhat haunts the poet in Ecclesiastes 1:1-11? Do you ever share his sense of the vanity of your life and work? Why? Why not?The occasion for 1 Corinthians 3:1-12 was a squabble in the Corinthian church over whether Paul’s work or Apollos’ work were more important. Summarize Paul’s response to the squabblers.Paul says in 1 Corinthians 3 and elsewhere that a day is coming when every person’s work will be fully revealed and assessed. On that day that which does not measure up will “go up in smoke,” even if the person who did the work may not. How do you react to this notion? Why is final judgment described as a “revealing.” What sorts of things will be revealed?Reflect on the following statement: “The notion of a thorough assessment of our lives is sobering. But it is also exhilarating, for it tells us that God respects us enough to evaluate everything we do.”1 Corinthians 3 makes clear that God’s assessment of our work will not be based upon the type or prominence of our calling. How does the comparison between Paul and Apollos make this point? Why is it important to understand that God’s evaluation of our lives is not based upon the type or prominence of our gifts?God’s assessment is based instead upon what two things?Building upon the foundation of Christ can mean (among other things) bringing him as Lord to “work” with us: that is, imagining what our work world (our workplace, our block, our family, our politics, our studies, etc.) would look like if he were to assert his reign in them, and then nudging that work world, according to our ability and opportunity, in that direction. Identify at least one way you can bring, or have brought, Christ to work with you.Building upon the foundation of Christ can also mean bringing him as Savior to work with you. This will show up in at least two ways: (1) Knowing that we are sinners in need of forgiveness will keep us from acting as if we know all the answers to whatever problem we are addressing at work—it will, in other words, keep us humble; (2) We will be servants—always looking for ways to reflect the servant leadership of Christ in what why do, how we do it, and in what we seek our work world to do. Where can you make some progress in these areas?Prayer of ConfessionLord Jesus, all authority in every sphere of life has been given to you. It is only a matter of time before the fullness of heaven will cover our world as the waters cover the sea. We confess that we limit your reign. We tend not to bring you with us to work and study. We often fail to see colleagues and adversaries as you do. We rarely empty ourselves in the service of others. We often fail to speak of you when doors open. Forgive us for living so much of the time as if your kingdom were not real. By your Spirit give us your love and your Father’s love for this world. Amen.

Episode in which I look at Charles Drew and encourage you to use self-discipline not as an end in itself, but as the means to benefiting others. We really need to cultivate this mentality of benefiting others or our culture runs the increased risk of quickly devolving into a narcissistic nightmare.

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This autumn has pummeled us with so much bad news that just thinking about what our responsibilities might be to the wider world has to feel intimidating and exhausting. This week, we welcome Steve Park, head of Little Lights Urban Ministries, to talk about how he's managed to stay active and motivated to do some very hard, dispiriting work for over twenty years. Then we will call specific attention to a few ideas that came up during the interview before we get led in prayer by Rev. Charles Drew. 00:00 - Intro, a season of endless bad news 04:35 - Interview with Steve Park 27:30 - Burnout 32:13 - Spiritual disciplines 34:58 - Scripture reading and prayer 42:26 - Endnotes BONUS CONTENT We just ran two blog posts following up on aspects of Steve's interview that we couldn't get into in the podcast: https://www.christiancivics.org/blog/2017/11/14/does-your-faith-make-you-distinct-podcast-interview-follow-up https://www.christiancivics.org/blog/2017/11/14/aspiring-to-humility HEAR MORE FROM STEVE We'll be sending out the complete interview with Steve to all of our partners and supporters later this month. If you want to hear more from him about the work Little Lights has done and what it's like to lead a faith-based organization using space provided by the government, visit christiancivics.org and make a donation to our work today.

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We bring in two guests for a follow-up conversation after our interview with D; we briefly look at the difference between government and politics; and pastor Charles Drew leads us in prayer. Theme music is by Sonic Weapon Fence. Shownotes and links to related material can be found at christiancivics.org. The opinions expressed in this podcast by Ben O'Dell are his own and do not reflect the view of the Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, the Department of Health and Human Services, or the United States government.

Drew Covi: @drewcovi | about.me Show Notes: 01:04 - Honeywell User Experience (HUE) 05:00 - Deliverables 06:55 - Being a “Devsigner” 17:26 - Flash and Leading to Unique Skills 30:00 - Advice for People Straddling Roles 35:27 - Leveraging Design and Development Skills Together 39:41 - Embracing the Hardware Element 42:05 - Why the “Devsigner”? Resources: AOLpress CSS Beauty CSS Zen Garden Contribute Crave Transcript: CHARLES: Hello, everybody and welcome to The Frontside Podcast, Episode #76. My name is Charles Lowell. I'm a developer here at The Frontside and your podcast host-in-training. With me is Elrick Ryan, also a developer at The Frontside. Hello. ELRICK: Hey, what's going on? CHARLES: Not much. Are you excited about today's topic? ELRICK: Very excited. CHARLES: Yeah. You got a personal stake in it because today, we have in the room, not only you but also two developers who are also designers or designers who are also developers. Our guest today is actually the first person who fit this description that I ever worked with. It was a great experience, a great collaboration and his name is Drew Covi. Drew is a senior supervisor of product design at HUE Studios in Golden Valley, Minnesota. DREW: Howdy. How are you doing? CHARLES: Good. Thanks for joining us. Now, you're going to have to explain to us two things, one, what is a super senior product designer and let's start off talking about HUE first. What exactly is HUE because I think it's a cool organization? DREW: I'm working with four people and I'm working on all sorts of brand new ideas. I think the greatest opportunity that I've had in my career at this company, Honeywell is just working with physical product and the digital space. It's a unique opportunity. Not all companies focus on both so it's really been a learning experience for me and working with a great group of creative individuals is also been a real privilege. They say that at the end of the day, the most important thing is other people that you work with and really the entire team here has been fantastic in welcoming me and letting me explore and grow as a developer and as a designer. It's been great so far. CHARLES: Fantastic. Working with that group was absolutely wonderful. What does HUE stand for? DREW: HUE is Honeywell User Experience. Our previous CEO, Dave Cote often called it 'huey' but it's just HUE, without the Jersey accent. I'm going to probably misrepresent but we have over eight to 10 studios throughout the world. Each one focuses on different businesses for the most part. The one here in Golden Valley tends to focus on homes and buildings technologies. The studio out of Seattle, actually tends to focus on, again I'm going to get the acronym wrong here but it's essentially worker safety in industrial safety. CHARLES: What is it that you all do at HUE? DREW: What we do here at the studio here in Golden Valley is we support various businesses throughout the homes and buildings technology space. About fall of last year, Honeywell went through a bit of a shift in their business and they used to do all automation control solutions. Last fall essentially, we saw that one large business that was headquartered and based out of Golden Valley, break into two areas of more direct focus. Out of Seattle, we have folks working on, I think I mentioned before but Seattle works on sensing and productivity solutions. We focus on homes and building space so we're both providing upfront research to understand what the customer needs. We're actually creating everything from very rough user flows to final UIs and we're also working with industrial designers to create final products. Those industrial designers work very closely with engineering. Honeywell has a long reputation of very strong engineering when it comes to the hardware space. We've prided ourselves on excellent instruments and excellent performance. One thing that very few people understand is that we don't just do thermostats. We're in the business of turbos. We're creating the turbos for your car. We're creating all sorts of HVAC equipment. We're also handling various safety equipment. All of these items need designing, not just for end users and consumers but they also need designing for the workers in the field. If we make a product that is more efficient, easier to use and in some cases, more attractive, not only it does lead to more sales, it leads to more efficient work forces that can work quicker essentially. You could get up on a roof and get off in record time. We're not just designing consumer products. We're actually focused on a lot of other items as well, with oftentimes very large returns on investment. CHARLES: In the work that you do and HUE does in general, it sounds like there might be a large software component. Digital design is kind of we know in the web space but then also a lot of industrial design of just how does this thing going to look, how is it going to feel, how is it going to persist, how durable is it going to be, how is it going to withstand usage. Would you get involved in that process? DREW: Usually, the entire organization gets involved with the process very early on. One of the other shifts that happen in the fall as we get involved less in the production and more on the actual marketing side, like marketing deciding what's going to be built. We're actually really at the beginning and understanding what problems need to be solved at first. As far as my practice and my skill set, we do get involved with all that discovery phase work but when it comes to actual deliverables, we oftentimes see our deliverables around the actual creation of understanding user interactions. We will take research from our user research in OVOC, which is an acronym for Observational Voice of the Customer and we'll take those learnings and translate them into whatever solution we decide to build as a team. My output is going to look like a user flow, something you build in OmniGraffle or Visio and then it can start there, which is in the physical space and then we'll actually revolve those concepts into wireframes as well. Wireframes that will then be handed off to other team members who specialize and focus on visual design. Basically, it's kind of a very hands on process from the very beginning to the very end. It's essentially just understanding everything from the physical to the digital. CHARLES: When we were working together, at least in your case, it doesn't stop there. You're actually doing a significant amount of the implementation as well. Let's explore how did you actually end up getting to that position where you were working through interactions, wireframes and workflows and then also, getting to actually build the product in the form of a complex single-page application. DREW: Sure. Absolutely. One of the components that I kind of brought here to the team was a bit of a deeper understanding of frontend web development. I'm often pulled into conversations here and there. In the case of the project that we were working on specifically, it was essentially kind of early days on that project. We had a product that was pretty old and need a lot of work and it was basically, need to be rebuilt. We hadn't seen a lot of single-page applications at that time. In my case, I actually had worked on a couple small projects in my previous job and we can get into that in a little bit, where my career path took me. But essentially, it was me trying to kind of pave the way and eventually have that work scale. It was kind of proving that it could be done, showing how it could be done and then getting other developers on board. My role here has oftentimes involved, basically becoming a liaison between our design teams and our development teams. Ultimately in this case like you mentioned, it did wind up in turning into code that ultimately got factored into production code. It was definitely a time where we were experimenting with what role we would play. I will say in full disclosure that more or less which we're trying to move towards, basically making better informed decisions but not playing as much of a role in actual production code writing. It's something that we want to help scale. I think we'll talk about that kind of role and how well it scales hopefully in a little bit here but ultimately, it kind of changed a little bit. I don't do as much code as I used to. CHARLES: Right but nevertheless, the skill is there. Don't sell yourself short. You weren't slapping together a bunch of jQuery plugins. You were standing up, basically a full stack system with a StubDeck background, then Node.JS. This is back in early days where there was a custom-build tooling. You were using CoffeeScript. There was a lot of exploration and clearly, there is a fierce curiosity which you are actually exploring and actively kind of skinning and moving into the development space, which doesn't happen until people achieve a certain level of comfort. Whether or not you're exercising those skills, I think they have served you well in terms of the things that you've been able to build but also acting in that liaison and understanding what's possible and stuff like that. Obviously, once I met you, you were already there. I'm curious in exploring that journey of coming up the design ladder but also coming up the development ladder too. Maybe we can talk about each one separately and then see how they intertwine. Let's start with the design side. How did you get into that? DREW: I can take you way, way back. I love to talk more about this in a little bit but I think we, as a generation, are kind of very unique in that. We were raised in the birth of the internet. Some of us are old enough to remember the early dial up days and I certainly was one of those. I grew up basically obsessed with drawing and art and painting. I was a designer and artist raised by an engineer, essentially. My dad didn't really have a lot of opportunities to explore his creative side to basically make a living. I want to say that although graphic design existed to a certain extent, there wasn't really the same blend of engineering skills required so he decided to take the tack of I'm going to become an engineer so I was raised in a household where he was building everything but he was also a talented artist. As a kid, I basically did a lot of advanced art classes. I'm kind of a nerd, pretty much a huge nerd. I dropped my entire tenure as a high school student. It was also kind of dawn of video games as well so we had computers coming of age. We had video games coming of age so I was raised looking at digital art effectively, 8-bit, super accessible. It's kind of so early on that it was something that I could actually fathom getting into and creating on my own. I never got to creating any games but I will say that by my late high school years, I was using a tool called AOLpress. For anybody who has ever heard of that, congratulations. You're one of the few. CHARLES: I've never heard of that. AOLpress, we're going to have to link to that in the show notes. ELRICK: I've never heard of that either. DREW: It's awesome. It's got a Wikipedia page. It's got hieroglyphs and stuff. They really went all out on this product. It's basically the precursor to the Dreamweaver. It was a very, very WYSIWYG. I'm sure you've heard of Microsoft FrontPage, maybe. It was basically a precursor to FrontPage, I would say. Same thing, those are the days of framesets and all of that. I was a kid in scouting at the time and I wanted to build a web page for the troops so I built one and put it out there. I kind of remember that moment where I was like, "I'm going to write something and put it on the internet and anybody can see it." That whole experience was just super exciting. I know that if anybody's following Kickstarter, there's one that was started called 'What Comes Next Is the Future.' It was made by Matt Braun and Matt Griffin and it really explored the birth of the web. I would recommend it on your listeners to want to really dive deep if you didn't live through it, check it out. It's a great, great film. All the regulars are there as you'd expect. Zeldman on there, talking about it amongst others. But if it were for the web, I don't know that I would be who I am or where I am today, just because it's such a unique platform. It's so open. It's so readily available. There's no barriers. I would say that I was just an arts student in high school that picked up AOLpress and then got addicted to the web. From there, it was kind of off to the races. In fact, I didn't even know that I could make a living as a graphic designer until late high school. I decided that I wanted to go to school for graphic design, went a year at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and at that point in time, it was pretty much all print design and then Flash. Flash took over in my second year and at that point in time, it was Flash and framesets and tables. There was no CSS for layout. It's very early days. It sounds like you might know what I'm talking about. Have you been there? ELRICK: Yeah. You know, they say everyone in the world has like a twin and I'm like, "Drew is like my technology twin." DREW: Yeah. When we were raised in that time and we had to hack it with framesets and whatever tool -- FrontPage or AOLpress -- you basically, from very early days, realized that you had to force this stuff to happen. It was not easy. There was no documentation and where there was documentation, you were grateful to have it. I remember when I was, probably just about to graduate and if I look back at my portfolio piece, it was definitely still Flash. It was Timeline-based Flash. I also think that in many ways the way the web evolved was perfect. As a designer, I was very comfortable in the Timeline tool. Before ActionScript 3.0 and before they went on object-oriented on us, it was super accessible. You could add little bits of code here and there and create animations. It kind of got you hooked. Then suddenly, I found myself needing to create full screen Flash applications and needing to actually write code. I actually having to say, "If I want this Flash experience to scale, then I need to calculate where things go. I can't just X-Y coordinate and done," so that's where I jumped off and started getting into CSS. CSS was kind of early days as well. Again, this is before iPhone. This is like people were using CSS but people didn't really think it was that important. It was actually kind of discouraged because everybody in the world was using Internet Explorer and why would you need to know CSS. It was unreliable for different browsers and Internet Explorer was the worst. I remember sitting in a Dreamweaver conference, when it was Macromedia had a conference and they showed a webpage and then they hit the print button and they said, "Does anybody here know how this happened?" because the layout had changed, everything looked better and different. It was perfect for print. I remember my hand shot up because they was like, "Nobody was really familiar yet with that print style sheets?" Incidentally, I don't think that people still are familiar with print style sheets but it was a time when finally people were starting to understand that style sheets were more than just a layout tool. You could change them for all these different form, factors and all these different platforms. It was a fun time to be coming up in this age. CHARLES: It sounds like one, CSS and two, Flash were actually kind of gateway drugs into the development world? DREW: Absolutely. CHARLES: We still have CSS, clearly but do you feel like Flash, despite what some people might think about it, it was a full virtual machine that was running. You could code on it with ActionScript. It's kind of like the JVM but only for running inside the browser. Do you feel like designers might not have that gateway available to them anymore or maybe is the web just as big of a gateway to move into that? DREW: Yeah, for sure. I certainly think, beyond a doubt that had it not been for Flash, we would see a lot less creativity in the space. I say that only because at the time, if we had just gone from tables and tried to slowly evolve things, we'd have a much different feel, I believe. Certainly, it's a gateway drug. We'll be in a different web today without it. Is it still required? Are there any equivalents? I've seen a number of drag and drop web UI on the web tools out there and many of them claim to create production quality code. It's certainly possible to get there without Flash. I think, it's certainly its time has passed but we do see tools like Sketch for instance. These are all very much screen-based design tools that seem to leverage a lot of the same web styles and the web approaches. I think we definitely have the tools there to replace Flash. But I think from my perspective, it would be very interesting to go back and imagine, would we have immersive full screen web experiences without that Flash? CHARLES: Yeah. I remember it being very much a topic of conversation, certainly at the beginning of each project or when you were going to implement a feature is, "Are we going to do this using Flash? Are we trying to do this with native HTML? Are we going to use EGADS or Java applet?" ELRICK: Oh, man. Java applets. CHARLES: That was a conversation that was had before the web eventually went out but I think when it was, everything was very, very static. I do think that Flash definitely set the expectation higher and forced the web to evolve so that it could be the natural choice in those conversations. ELRICK: The time when Flash was around, I called it the 'golden age of user interface' because you can literally build any user experience, any user interface with Flash that you could dream up. There was no limitations creatively in the world of Flash. Nowadays, we're kind of limited without box model but it's getting better year-by-year. DREW: It's interesting to me because before Flash really died out, we had these... Let's put it this way. I feel as though, for a long time the web was a very much like a poster site kind of approach. You would have tools that were pretty rough on the eyes, pretty hard to use and then like for certain films, you have these very high budget, fully immersive Flash experiences. For a blip, that did actually translate at some point into Canvas-based and then Three.JS, like 3D WebGL-based experiences in native HTML but I don't see a whole lot of that anymore. It seems as though, it kind of settled down and in many ways, I would say killing Flash kind of evolved the web from more of a presentational platform to more of a usability first platform. It was a bit of a double-edged sword. You could build anything you want like you said but there wasn't a framework to it. It wasn't really responsive and then certainly, when Steve Jobs decided he wasn't going to Flash an iPhone, that was the end of it. Essentially now, we have -- ELRICK: Steve Job dropped the hammer. CHARLES: That was the memo that was heard around the world, right? DREW: Yeah. CHARLES: I just realized that was like 10 years ago. DREW: Yeah, they're celebrating the anniversary for the last couple of months here. It's been a huge deal. CHARLES: There's probably listeners that never heard that memo but it's definitely worth a read. The memo obviously, that you guys are referring to is when Steve Jobs basically said that Flash would not be on iPhone or iPad, not now, not ever. That was the end of it. DREW: People often forget too that when it was first launched, there was no app store. He basically said point blank, "Anything you need to do on this phone, you should be able to do using the web, using native web coding," and Safari at that point in time is really paving the way to bringing those native APIs into the web. You had geolocation through web. In many ways, that too is a huge gateway drug. Suddenly, you start looking at the web, not as just like, "I could use this as a poster site or as an informational site or a new site. I can actually use this to get things done." They're actually treating this platform as a first-class citizen. That to me was super exciting. I don't know if it gets as much attention anymore in the days of Swift and the App Store but I will say that if your listeners do get a chance to check out the show I mentioned earlier, 'What Comes Next Is the Future,' they even dive deep into just how limiting the app store experience can be. At least with the web, you can create whatever you want to create and people seemed to go that you URL and install on their home screen. This is a feature that nobody uses from what I've seen but if you bookmark a web app on your home screen, you can have an icon, you can have a loading screen, you can have all this stuff and nobody really uses it for whatever reason. CHARLES: I think it's the install, it's getting the knowledge about the fact that you can do that. It's not widely disseminated. ELRICK: Yeah, I think its capabilities starting to come up now with people making progressive web apps. They're starting to utilize that being able to put icons on people screens and loading screen and splash and etcetera. CHARLES: Flash really was kind of the gateway into the development world. I'm curious what opportunities do you feel opened up as you started taking on more web technologies, more JavaScript, more CSS and mixing that with the design that you were doing? What unique skills/superpowers do you think that gave you, that made you, that helped you at that stage in your career? DREW: Yeah, for better or worse, it really was the opportunity to get a job first of all. I know that the job market has been in all sorts of flux in the last couple of decades but I would say 12 years ago, in 2005 when I was entering the workforce, graphic design was not necessarily a hot field. I can say with relative certainty that the majority of the people I graduate with, didn't necessarily make their way into graphic design as a profession. I would say probably maybe 30% to 40% actually wound up following their degrees. For the obvious reason at that time, we were starting to see digital replace print. It meant that I was able to get a job for one. It wasn't a dream job necessarily but I was basically a one-stop-shop. I was designing and developing websites as working for a company but in many ways, shapes and forms, I was kind of freelancing as things were. I had a very direct relationship with the clients that I worked with. It was basically churning out websites. If I recall correctly at the time the company wanted to essentially create a Domino's Pizza of the web where we could use CSS to essentially build the actual HTML once and then restyle it. This is actually was a time when a site called CSS Beauty was just coming of age, I think the site still exists but back then, if you want the CSS Beauty, it's big thing was you have one website and people could upload their own CSS and completely change the layout, completely change the look. CHARLES: Are you talking about CSS Zen Garden? DREW: Maybe that was it. There's two of them. CHARLES: I remember that one. DREW: CSS Zen Garden was one of them and I think CSS beauty was a clone maybe of Zen Garden for sure. Maybe you're right, Zen Garden was the one where you actually had a website and Beauty was just showcasing certain CSS sites. I think you're right. Zen Garden was the one. When they saw that, they're like, "Wow, business opportunity. We can build a whole site." We were using something called 'Cold Fusion' and... Oh, it will escape me now. I think it was called 'Contribute.' There's a product called 'Contribute' that Macromedia come up with that worked on Cold Fusion. It was basically a WordPress. You basically set up editable regions, you basically code the site once in that regard in the backend coding and then just rework CSS to create multiple sites. Actually, the opportunity to open up for me, that job was very squarely-focused around the benefits of leveraging CSS. Eventually, that grew tiring. I kind of wanted to get into the actual marketing and advertising space. From there, I started to just jump to the next job. I worked for a very, very small marketing agency. It was called 'Vetta-Zelo' at that time and we focused on lots more Flash, a little bit of CSS websites but mostly Flash Experiences and they actually used Flash in a lot of kiosks and physical spaces. I started to jump into that, understanding PHP, understanding databases because we would do things like we would install Flash Experience on little portable tablets that would then sync up survey responses to a web URL that it would then dump it into a database. About that time, I was always trying to teach myself how to get really deep into the backend of the stack. CHARLES: That was just to make sure that these Flash sites that you're developing would be scalable and more robust? Was that the natural next layer to dig down? DREW: Absolutely. At the end of the day, we wanted to have immersive Flash experiences and we wanted to have the content easy to update. I would build these really crude backend with text areas and they would update a database and then the Flash Experience would pull that in as content. In that way, we didn't have to go in and re-publish the Flash every time, essentially. It was a much more streamlined process. I think we even gave some of our clients the keys, gave them a login and password and they could change certain things. There's an outfit around here called 'Crave.' They are a restaurant in town and we built the website for them -- one of the earlier websites. When you have to do things like update times and menus and things like that, it became pretty essential to having some sort of a CMS behind it. It was all based on necessity, in other words. What you said is absolutely true. We had to evolve what we learned and I had to push what I did to lever on different needs. Throughout my career, I've been the guy who does web and design. One of the things about that is it's kind of a lonely place to be and find yourself in creative agencies, where the majority of skill sets are not in development and trying to explain what's going on or make commitments on timelines and deliver on them. Whenever a bug shows up, it's never really fully understood. It's also a challenge to manage expectations, certainly as a young professional at that point. CHARLES: Yeah, I would say, what would be some advice you would give to somebody who is straddling these roles at that early career stage where they're maybe working for creative agency and fulfilling these two roles but most of their surroundings is towards the design end. DREW: Yeah, I would say for the most part, just be upfront. If there's anything that's unknown, be upfront about it and explain. If you are early in your development career as a designer, do your homework before you committing any commitment certainly. I think it's always better to be upfront about these things than to try to over-promise and then scramble at the end. I will say that a lot of my career has been marked with the term code 'code cowboy' as a designer and teaching myself to code. It was a disparaging term, I guess. I didn't really necessarily take it that way but I think other developers are trying to use it in that way. CHARLES: [Singing to the tune of Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys] Cowboys ain't easy to love and they're harder to hold... ELRICK: It's so true. DREW: You know, I'm not even embarrassed to say it because the truth of the matter is when you're a designer, you're used to just making a mess before you kind of landed on what you're done and what's right. The entire creative process is messy. I think it's inherent. If you're one of these designers turned devs and you basically just hack it until it comes together, that's kind of a natural flow from the creative process. Certainly, as you get more experienced, you want to reduce all that uncertainty and potential for error so you do learn to hone your craft, to use version control, to embrace a framework or embrace some model-view controller approach but none of that really existed in the early days of the web. I kind of came up in a time when you had to hack it. CHARLES: Well, there's a lot of learning that can happen when you're hacking and building things that are kind of ad hoc. As you go, you get to perceive firsthand the problems with them. Without perceiving those problems first, it's hard to really understand the solutions that the internet has come up with to deal with those complexities. DREW: I would say I was like a solo designer developer throughout the early years, because at 2010, I found my people in a local agency called 'Clockwork' and for the first time, I wasn't the only developer on staff. There was a whole team of developers. In fact, the shop was started as a development shop and they were making headway into the creative space and eventually, becoming full digital partners. But had it not been for my opportunities at Clockwork, I wouldn't have picked up my skill set as a backend coder. From the very beginning at Clockwork, they expected you to get your hands dirty and code and get your hands dirty in the terminal, honestly. Command line was required even in our design work. CHARLES: And this is all designers needed to be familiar with the terminal tools --? DREW: Correct. CHARLES: -- Basic coding? DREW: Yeah. Essentially, all of our work, whether it was creative or whether it was documents, were all managed in Subversion. As a part of onboarding, you basically learned how to use Subversion. There were some GUI tools for it but for the most part, it wasn't that steep of a learning curve. It was pretty easy to follow instructions and that was the second gateway drug, I would say. My first gateway drug, again was kind of coming up in the age of the web and getting into CSS and Flash. The second gateway drug was basically being required to learn command line and learning how to navigate a computer without a display. Had not been for that, I don't think my career would have taken the turns that it did. I basically got more into the IoT space. I had set up a home NAS server with Drobo FS, is what it was called at the time and it was just a really basic machine but by jumping into that, I could start to play around with UNIX and tools there. I started using home automation, playing with that and at some point in time, I made the jump from just web into the role that I play here at Honeywell, which is Internet of Things. We do a lot of Internet of Things. In fact, our latest tagline is 'the Power of Connected' so we've embraced it all the way down to our wood mark. It's becoming the new normal for most products so it's a good time to be at the center of all these different areas of expertise, to be in development, to be in IoT and to be in design. That's my path. That's my journey. I would kind of pick it up at a bunch of fortunate circumstances, honestly. ELRICK: Having these two skill sets: your design skills and your development skills, what do you believe that that gives you in terms of an advantage? Having these two skills set and being able to leverage these two? DREW: From my perspective, having both skill sets allows me to understand. I think the biggest challenge when working with large teams, particularly in this space or in any space is to really have a common level of understanding, stepping aside from a functional role and becoming more of a liaison between design development and to be honest with you, as we look beyond that, I took a three or four or five month course in business administration, actually. It was just a night class but I wanted to be able to speak to those needs as well. I think it really is becoming a translator. Serving as a translator between those items and then also being able to understand where the actual boundaries lie, there are a lot of very talented engineers and talented designers and sometimes opportunities are missed because, either timelines are pushing engineers to cut certain functionalities or certain features and there's a lot of pressure. Where we can lend a hand, where we can point to possible alternatives, I think that's where we really build cutting edge products. When we really know each domain, we can push those boundaries. That's where I'd enjoy bringing my skill set to the table. CHARLES: Yeah. I can second that. Having actually worked with you, I think one of the greatest things was the one just with the interactions that you were coming up with, were just really spot on. It wasn't ad hoc. It wasn't some -- ELRICK: Helter-skelter? CHARLES: Yeah, it wasn't helter-skelter. It wasn't some developer coming up with like, "Hey, this is what this looks like," Or, "This is some designer putting up pie in the sky stuff." It was, "I understand what's possible and I'm going to use that to design the best thing that can be possible." It made the designs very pleasant and some of them were just really fun, I think. Thinking especially like that, the hierarchical tree selector was one -- ELRICK: Yeah, that was fun. CHARLES: -- Which the implementation of that was just a joy. But then the second thing is being able to speak with you on the development challenges and really know that you understood that language. It really is being bilingual, I guess in the sense that I'm talking to you in French and you're talking to product owners in German or whatever. But because you're bilingual, the flow of information is as frictionless as possible. DREW: I will say that it was a real pleasure from our end working with your team as well because one of the trends in many businesses throughout the world today is embracing a lean and agile approach to product design development. One of the growth opportunities, I would say in any business is fully understanding how that process works, having the courage to be upfront about what can be accomplished in the time available. I think one of the other things is fully understanding those three pegs of the stool. There's always the budget, the time and then the features of any projects. I think that working with a team that understands that really changes the dynamic. I will say that it was equally a pleasure for us to work with your team because there was just a level of courage in being very forthright and very upfront about what do we need to get the job done? What has to happen? You made my job as a translator, essentially. CHARLES: We aim to please. ELRICK: Absolutely. DREW: Absolutely. The latest evolution of kind of where my career has taken us in the company is embracing the hardware element. We've talked a bit about the web and then how that evolved and then having to get comfortable of the command line and where that took place. I've always wanted to build. I've loved designing but I always want to build it and I want to put it out there. In the last six months actually, I finally decided that I would pull the Band-Aid off and jump into soldering hardware, writing what code I could and building actual physical hardware prototypes. I think the next step for anybody who likes to follow this maker trajectory, for a creative looking to become a maker or a developer looking to get into creative is just not stopping. There's always something there and we're also fortunate to live in a time when I can go on at Adafruit, pick up a kit of parts for under $100 and build something that's completely new. Then by the way, they have a full-on tutorial that takes you through every step of the process and gives you bits of code to get started so what's your excuse at that point? If you've got $100, then you can throw and toss into a hobby, pick up a soldering iron and go to town because there are videos, there's the documentation. Documentation is just everywhere now, where it was never there before. I think the next step for us is seeing how can we very early on show real physical world products to end users and get feedback. How we're taking design now is beyond the digital and into the physical. CHARLES: That's fascinating. I feel like there's this pendulum that swings through the tech industry of things moving from hardware to software and back again. We're in the middle of the swing towards the outside or towards the hardware again, like the distributed hardware versus the dumb terminals. It's distributed across a bunch of devices rather than concentrated on one super-powered desktop computer. The pendulum is going to swing in it but it's just always fascinated to see what the actual arc that it takes is going to be. This has been a fascinating conversation and the reason I wanted to have it and we were actually talking about this before the show started officially, why this topic of 'devsigner?' I think that it's a role that is emerging. I think it's still in the early days. I think that I went from three years ago having never really met this type of person to having met and worked with you. Now, I would say having met and worked with three people here at Frontside who fulfill that role and now knowing a couple professed devsigner or people who operate clearly in the design and the developer space on Twitter. I feel like it's this emerging career track that might not be fully understood or defined right now but clearly, there's something there so we wanted to explore that. I'm curious if we might be able to open up the discussion a little bit on what is the future of this role? What tasks will it be set to accomplish? When you're assembling your team, you say, "Get me one of those because we're going to need that." How is that going to be further refined and designed so that it scales as, perhaps an official career in one, two, five, 10 or 20 years? DREW: I can only speak to my experience in this area and I can say that for the most part, it is a very unique skill set and sometimes, it's hard to come but like you said, you're working now with three people. I think it's growing in prevalence. I believe that where coding was less common in the past, it's becoming so much more common now that it's almost like an expectation just like typing. It is an expectation now. People expect you know how to type. It's not a surprise that we're going to see more and more of these individuals. I would say that any design team out there could almost invariably benefit from having somebody with this skill set, somebody who can translate design concept into a working prototype. I've seen it manifest as a prototyping role, more or less just so that we can have a tangible deliverable for developers. I think it does depend on the team, certainly. If you have small teams with talented frontend developers, then certainly you can work in a lean and agile environment and make very quick iterative change. If you have very large design teams and very large development teams, I would say that having a frontend developer with the skill set in a creative team allows that communication to happen without routine phone calls and lots of meetings, essentially. It's a crystal clear example. I've see it manifest as a prototyping role because the expectation is this code will end up in production but some of the code may. The layout code may end up in production but the functional bits may not. That's not to say that the functionality isn't a part of the experience and that, designers don't care about how well an experience performs. But typically where many designers see the disconnect is in the presentation layer. Having somebody who can carry that over is usually something that is far smaller team can handle. Does that align with your experiences? CHARLES: Yeah, that makes a lot of sense and I would say that the compliment from having this person on your development team, if you're in mainline development mode or maybe you are a small team, even if it's a production system but you don't have full time design resources, this person can slice and dice the features and understand the hierarchy of interactions and being able to put together some wireframe, some very concrete goals and set those goals for the rest of the development team. But yet also understand what goals are achievable in the iteration. I think it works from the flipside as well. Maybe what we're seeing is the agile of the [inaudible] of everything. What we've seen over the past 15 years or 20 years, what has been the arc of my career is just seeing these feedback loops in every element of product development getting smaller and smaller and smaller. On the development side, we recognize this as being able to feedback loops and verification. Having your tests, you don't actually have to deploy your system to be able to get feedback about whether it works or have it be fully assembled to get feedback about whether it works. But then that manifests in terms of continuous integration and deployment. You're bringing down the feedback loop of getting this out in front of people versus these long deployment cycles that maybe you really have a release every year. It was hard to believe but that was the norm when I started. It was yearly, maybe even once every 18 months. It was not uncommon at all to have released cycles like that. Certainly, three months was very, very short but then those tight feedback loops can also manifest itself, internally in terms of team communication and I think having people who can make those feedback loops between the product and between the implementation, every time you shorten that feedback loop, you're unlocking an exponential amount of time. DREW: Yeah, I think you kind of hit the nail on the head when you talk about setting scope and understanding things as well. Strictly speaking from agile terminology, having a product or a role that can bridge those gaps is critical. I think that the best product owners that I've worked with have understood, have had an appreciation for design but also have had some degree of a development backend as well so they know how to make those critical decisions. In any sort of iterative or agile environment, you have to dice up these features and figure out which ones are going to ship when they're going to ship. I think, yeah you hit it right out of the park with that. Whether or not you can ever have a full-on team of just prototypers, I'm not as convinced that that's necessarily scalable. It seems like there's certainly a role for teams of developer that will break down features and then there's teams of creative as well. CHARLES: I think in terms of the person who would lead that team, this role definitely seems very well fit. DREW: Exactly. CHARLES: I think it's a great opportunity for someone who's looking for a leadership position in terms of developing and seeing products to market, which is kind of similar to what you're finding yourself in today or where you're headed towards, it sounds like. DREW: Yeah, for the most part. It seems like I do find myself in a number of calls in kind of bridging those gaps. It's certainly a different dynamic in the agile environment when work with hardware. That's something that I think we're still exploring and still understanding. Certainly, there are companies that do agile with hardware but there's a whole slew of different challenges. You're not just deploying anymore. You're actually building manufacturing understanding what needs to ship with what. I think the next evolution of our company's growth into this space is how do iteratively produce hardware. ELRICK: Interesting. CHARLES: You got to keep me posted. The next time we have you on the podcast, you're going to have it all figured out, you're going to be presenting your thesis, it's a conference talk upcoming, agile hardware. ELRICK: Yeah, that would be pretty interesting. DREW: Yeah, I'll let you know. CHARLES: In the first iteration, you just throw a bunch of boiling solder on the breadboard and see what works. "Okay, now, that didn't work." DREW: I'll be honest with you. The 3D printing is making lots of possibilities open up in that space but ultimately, you got to ship. We use 3D printing and now we are using these low-cost computers to really prototype real world experiences and near-to-final industrial design. We can do that. CHARLES: Drew, this sounds like you have the coolest job. ELRICK: I know, it sounds awesome. DREW: It become even more exciting than I had initially intended. It's fun times. I think, again we're living in a time when we can 3D print stuff and have it done within a couple of hours. What better time to embrace these technologies and this creative spirit. It's kind of all around us. Honestly, it's just being fortunate. CHARLES: Yeah. Fantastic. This has been a great conversation. Thank you so much, Drew for coming on. DREW: My pleasure. Thanks for having me, guys. CHARLES: It's an amazing place. It sounds like even more fun since we got to work with you. If anybody is out there and they're in the design space and they think that, "Oh, maybe I can't do development," or it's too hard. It's not. There's a lot of people out there who are doing it and experiencing lots of good benefits. I would say that the other thing is if you're a developer, you should think about looking into the design space, something that you might be interested in. I think it's probably less common that the vectors people move from development into design and not vice versa but there's nothing that says that it can't go that way. Mostly, it's because people just aren't doing and they think that that option is not available to them but clearly, it is and clearly, it's a valuable role. I think this role is going to only get more valuable in the future. DREW: I would second that thought and that notion. I give a quick shout out to Erin O'Neal. She's a former colleague of mine who's given a number of talks about that very topic -- backend developers caring about user experience, caring about the design. She's given some talks. You could probably find her on YouTube. Anybody who wants to talk about it, I'm all over the web as DrewCovi. I think I pretty much have that user name in every platform so if you Google me, you'll find me. CHARLES: We'll look for you. Obviously, you can find us at @TheFrontside on Twitter, TheFrontside on GitHub and feel free to drop us a line at Contact@Frontside.io. Thank you for listening everybody and we'll see you next week.

Enjoy this exciting preview of The Christian Civics Podcast, featuring excerpts from some of our pilot interviews along with samples of segments that will air in future episodes! Hear from Center for Christian Civics correspondents on politics and the judiciary, pastor and author Charles Drew on what sets Christians apart from their neighbors in the public square, and pastor and sociologist Dr. Richard Smith on faith, empathy and race. The Center for Christian Civics works with churches, ministry leaders and lay Christians around the country. Visit us online at christiancivics.org for more information or to support our work.

What does it mean to be holy? How can we demonstrate holiness in our civic lives? And how can we respond in a holy manner to political chaos? In the first episode of The Christian Civics Podcast, we'll dive into those questions, including instruction from Rev. Charles Drew, author of "Body Broken: Can Republicans and Democrats Sit in the Same Pew?". If this episode was helpful or encouraging to you, please be sure to share it with others. And look for The Christian Civics Podcast on iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher or your favorite podcast directory in two weeks!

In this episode, we will take a look at the history of African Americans in surgery. We'll cover some of the first black surgeons during the Civil War, and how the war led to the development of Freedmen's Hospital. Dr. Daniel Hale Williams and what is thought to be the first known successful surgery on the heart will be reviewed. Finally, Dr. Charles Drew's life and works will be covered. And much more!

In studio special guests are Charles Drew HS and Forest Park HS football teams. Charles Drew is coached by their A.D. Dorwyn E. Lyles and Forest Park by Reginald Austin. Also  Bob Rathbun Voice of the ATL Hawks,Dream and SEC Football for Fox Sports South.join us. He talks with us about the Nat'l Football Foundation and the College FB Hall of Fame, Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @talksportsatl. Like us on Faceook. Check out website for great photos and videos www.realtalksports.net

Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) will close out the online celebration of "Black History/African Heritage Month" by focusing on the heart and heart health.  February is also "Heart Health Month."  So, in this broadcast, Queen Quet will discuss the lives of Gullah/Geechee doctor, Ernest Just and that of Charles Drew, Daniel Hale Williams, and Vivien Thomas. This month has also been a celebration of love.  So, tune in and give some love ta we sho-Gullah/Geechee Riddim Radio! www.gullahgeechee.net www.gullahgeecheenation.com  

Were Black people smarter back in the day or am I just getting old and crankie  ? Did we go from Charles Drew to Lil Wayne or is it just my imagination ? Listen, Call in, & let me know ! LISA

Crime Classics. July 6, 1953. CBS net. "The Shrapnelled Body Of Charles Drew, Sr.". Sustaining. In 1739 England, Charles Drew Jr. kills Charles Drew Sr. before he has the opportunity to change his will.  Lou Merrill (host), Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), Elliott Lewis (producer, director), Paul Frees, Antony Ellis, Bob Lemond (announcer), Terry Kilburn, Betty Harford, Ben Wright, Irene Tedrow, William Johnstone.oldtimeraidodvd.com

Hi everybody! This show is all about Black History Month. I'll discuss some people who have paid the way for African Americans and discuss some trailblazer too. Why do we celebrated Black History Month during the shortest month of the year? action=view¤t=250px-frederick_douglass_portrai-3.jpg" target="_blank">

If you've never seen the christening and launch of a Navy ship in San Diego, your chance is coming soon.On February 27, 2010 the public is invited inside the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard to watch the launch of T-AKE 10, the USNS Charles Drew.The T-AKE dry-cargo ammunition ships are designed to meet carriers and other Navy ships at sea.

Norm Allen is executive director of African Americans for Humanism, an educational organization primarily concerned with fostering critical thinking, ethical conduct, church-state separation, and skepticism toward untested claims to knowledge among African Americans.  He is the editor of the ground-breaking book African-American Humanism: An Anthology, AAH Examiner, and Deputy Editor of Free Inquiry magazine. He has traveled and lectured widely throughout North America, Europe, and Africa and his writings have been published in scores of newspapers throughout the U.S. He has spoken on numerous radio and television programs and his writings have appeared in such books as Culture Wars and the National Center for Science Education’s Voices for Evolution. In this conversation with D.J. Grothe, Norm Allen discusses black history in the context of science and secularism. He talks about the Senegalese physicist Cheikh Anta Diop, and his humanistic views which were coupled with his science advocacy. He talks about Charles Drew, and his influence on setting up the first blood banks, as well as urban legends that have developed around him. He talks about the pseudoscience of supposed alternative medicine cures for AIDS, and their prominence in the black community. He talks about other black scientists and freethought figures, and defends the argument for the need for a "Black History Month." He describes the need for skepticism in the black community, focusing on how the black media covers psychics and belief in prophecy, citing examples of Tony Brown and Montel Williams. He also details some of the current black leaders in the skeptical movement, recounting the first African skeptical conference that he attended last year in Senegal.