There are no colored people here

Paul is talking about the life and witness of Abraham and in so doing, provides us with revelatory truth and I like what he says in Romans chapter 4 in the midst of his lesson: “20No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave […]

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The Race Problem: When You’re Tired of Eating Elephant

Some one asked the question, “How do you eat an elephant?” Some one else answered, “One bite at a time.” I don’t know who eats elephant or thinks that they can eat it all. I never have and don’t think that I would have the taste for one. Who wrote this menu anyway? Still, for […]

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Howard Thurman on new years

There is something which seems utterly final about the end of a year. It means that we are one year older; this is a fact definite and inexorable. We are twelve months closer to the end of our physical time span—one year closer to death. It means that in some important ways we are taken […]

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What are you waiting for?

It’s Wednesday and if it’s Wednesday, it’s time for a push.  Some call it hump day and we might need a bit of assistance today, a gentle nudge that we can make it, that we are not alone though life seems hard to climb. Well, that’s my purpose today. The season of Advent is over […]

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Perfect Love

“There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not reached perfection in love.” ~ First John 4.18, NRSV Let love be perfected in us.  Let Him be made whole, complete, defining all the good that is possible.  We should not […]

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