My Black History (3):

Some people are puzzled by my "Black History" posts, since I am clearly not a person of color, but I am an older white man. 

Let me explain it with this example from my evangelical background:

I grew up in a conservative evangelical church, with teachings of evangelism and sharing the Good News of Jesus with others, supporting mission work, at home and around the world.  Our beliefs and practices included learning how to share our faith story with others, or what we called our personal testimony.  We learned scripture passages to show a lost person how to be saved, how to know Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior, how to go to heaven.  An important part of sharing our faith was to tell our personal testimony.  Another person can argue scripture; they can argue various brands of theological understanding; but, they can't argue my personal story.  

• If I tell you I was saved from drowning - that is my personal story that I know is true.  
• If I tell you I was lost and Jesus saved me in His timing - that is my personal story that I know is true.  
• If I tell you how I encountered people of color at various times in my life - that is my personal story that I know is true.

These are things that have personally happened to me, and I know these events to be true.  This is what I am sharing in my posts in "My Black History."  I hope that helps people understand what I'm doing.