Opinion: A Christian’s call to deep self-reflection and self-criticism
Twin beams of light commemorating the fallen twin towers of the World Trade Center are tested Wednesday night, Sept. 7, 2022, in New York City in advance of the 21st annual memorial of the Sept. 11 attacks. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)
Tom Fuerst
Rev. Dr. Tom Fuerst is senior pastor of First United Methodist and Bluff City Church. He holds a PhD in Communications from the University of Memphis and resides in Memphis with his wife and four children.
“I learned to be self-critical, to understand context and history before rushing to judgment. I learned to ask “why” questions before adopting the kind of moral confidence that only God can claim.”
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