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Read SPS Prof. Brian Bantum’s stirring reflection, “Protest and God’s Presence,” that was published with the Odyssey Network. The article contains a video, and some thought-provoking bible study questions to guide your discussion with your small group:

“How do we begin to make sense of the protests that have surged to the surface this year and what happens when they dissipate? In these protests we see the swelling of God’s love for those whose voices have, for too long, been silenced. But as the crowds recede, can the church be a holy interruption, a seedbed of many voices, scattering them in the city, in schools, in neighborhoods to grow, and to press against the structures of an oppressive normalcy?”