Author: Starlette Thomas, Race Abolitionist

Seeking to lead words and people to their highest and most authentic expression, I am the principal architect of a race/less world.

Racism may be ‘alive and well’ but…

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After an incident is determined to be race- related, persons sometimes say, “Racism is alive and well.”  They point to the latest insult that adds to the countless injuries of race- relations. Or worse still, they point to the most recent death by fear, misunderstanding, power struggle and/or prejudice.  Perhaps, with excitement or maybe disappointment, […]

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Pray the questions

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As the associate pastor at my church, one of my responsibilities is to provide the pastoral prayer every Sunday.  I thought, “I love talking to God.  This will be easy, maybe even fun.”  Oh, I was so naive, so unaware, so out of touch with the rhythm of my own prayer life.  But, I was […]

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Give Me Jesus

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Before I get up Before I get started Before I get moving Give me Jesus Before I get dressed Before I get breakfast going Before I get in a hurry Give me Jesus Before I get ahead of myself Before I get in the way Before I get, give me Jesus. Give me Jesus. Amen.

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Just a LITTLE talk with Jesus

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I am at a visioning retreat for my church and so the focus should be my church, right?  Wrong.  It turns out that my scheduled little talk with Jesus that was apart of today’s program has turned my life upside down or perhaps, right side up.  I just don’t want to talk about my calling […]

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What is race doing here?

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We are very spiritual people… in church. We make for great Christians between 11 a.m. and noon. It is so easy to share a hymnal, to forgive someone who steps on our toe as she slides into the seat next to us, to smile and greet a new visitor.  We behave as if God only […]

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