For some, Black History month is about Martin Luther King’s, “I have a dream” speech and the journey of the civil rights movement. For me, this month is a reminder of the rich, courageous, industrious, and powerful culture of kings, inventors, musicians, scientists, world-changers, and people who gave of themselves in a world that often overlooked them.
This month, I would like to celebrate that rich heritage with stories about those people and the journeys that many, even within our own culture, don’t know about. A well-known author once stated, “The problem with our culture is not that we forgot our history, but that we don’t know our history.” This is my attempt to help all of us, regardless of race, know the beautiful history of African-Americans and the incredible contributions made to the world.
Dr. Tony Evans
Pastor Tony Evans is the first African American to graduate with a doctoral degree from Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS), he served as an associate professor in the Pastoral Ministries Department at DTS in the areas of evangelism, homiletics and black church studies. He continues to serve DTS on the Board of Incorporate Members. Dr. Evans holds the rare honor of serving as chaplain of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks over the last three decades, the longest standing NBA chaplaincy on record. He is also the former chaplain of the Dallas Cowboys.
Dr. Evans holds the honor of writing and publishing the first full-Bible commentary and study Bible by an African American. Dr. Tony Evans is one of the country’s most respected leaders in evangelical circles. As a pastor, teacher, author and speaker, he serves the body of Christ through his unique ability to communicate complex theological truths through simple, yet profound, illustrations. While addressing the practical issues of today, Dr. Evans is known as a relevant expositor. New and veteran pastors alike regard him as a pastor of pastors and a father in the faith.
Read more about him at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Evans_(radio)
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