God is love and we, as Christians, are known by it (First John 4.16). It is God’s character and our expected response for we speak the truth… Read more “After Charlottesville: Doing our hate homework”
After Charlottesville: Rally Around Love
I am uncomfortable. I am unsure of if I should go or stay… in the United States. Perhaps, my uncertainty is due to President Trump’s treatment of… Read more “After Charlottesville: Rally Around Love”
The Church needs an epistle on race
“Christianity has been almost sentimental in its efforts to deal with hatred in human life. It has sought to get read of hatred by preachments, by moralizing,… Read more “The Church needs an epistle on race”
When the world goes dark
14 “You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. 15 No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel… Read more “When the world goes dark”
James Baldwin on “America’s ‘race problem'”
Today is the birthday of writer, activist and artist, James Baldwin. Today, I salute his courageous questioning of the social construct of race, the distance between race… Read more “James Baldwin on “America’s ‘race problem’””
Segregated Sundays: Genuine Community
Cross- cultural, multicultural, multiethnic or intercultural, whichever is your church’s claim to inclusivity, please be sure that your invitation is sincere, that your congregation understands what these words means… Read more “Segregated Sundays: Genuine Community”
No ‘Confederate’
Confederate. It’s the title of a potential new series on HBO. An idea from the creators of the wildly popular (I hear) Game of Thrones, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss want… Read more “No ‘Confederate’”
