For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
When I speak of the social construct of race, its prejudicial view and stereotypical identifiers and our leaving it behind, persons get nervous. They seem to ask, “Where do we go from race?” Or, “If we get rid ourselves of race, there will be something else to replace it?” So, let’s just stick with this […]
Read MoreThe conversation I entered into with the attendees of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s ChurchWorks this week picks back up and concludes here: I suppose that it is a matter of pride and it’s a mind game. James uses the descriptor “double- minded” when speaking of the doubter who prays[i] but this two-ness is found both in […]
Read MoreThis week, I was in Decatur, Georgia and presented at ChurchWorks, a Cooperative Baptist Fellowship conference for ministers of spiritual formation and education. I, along with several others, spoke about the theological rumblings and ruminations of our shared ministry with Christ. I will present part one of the message here: “Jesus loves the little children/ […]
Read MoreI am attending the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s ChurchWorks conference in Decatur, Georgia. Hosted by the First Baptist Church of Decatur, it is my first time at the event created primarily for ministers of education and spiritual formation. I expected to learn new things but I was not prepare to hear something new in worship. By […]
Read MoreRacial microaggression is not a new term but has recently gained popularity as persons look for ways to discuss experiences of racism that are not overt or perhaps were unintended. While America is not a post- racial country, many of its citizens certainly have come a long way in their thinking. Or, have we? Have we merely […]
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The Raceless Gospel 