Repentance, Justice .... forgiveness
I have just finished watching the BBC series Broken, these are a few things that struck me so I am putting them down as they come to be. Spoiler alert. I don’t think I have seen anything so moving about my faith. Broken captures the grit and the everyday struggles of Christians. Moments of self-doubt, fear, guilt and shame are captured with the six episodes of the series. Broken delivers on presenting what the title suggests. One of the issues I am glad the series addresses is the unlawful shooting of a black teenage boy. Black Lives Matter is often construed as an American issue, seeing the brutality in an area that is recognisable sends home a powerful message that violence against black people is part of the everyday fabric of our society. I am also glad a black Christian woman was presented with dignity onscreen. Most times black Christian women are treated as hysterical, superstitious and spewing politically incorrect nonsense. Helen Oyenusi t...