For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
That’s what yesterday’s Wall Street Journal article by Laura Meckler is reporting in “How Churches Are Slowing Becoming Less Segregated.” In the article, the senior pastor of the Peoples Church of Cincinnati, Rev. Beard, makes a necessary connection, “If the church is segregated, no wonder the city is segregated.” For Reverend Beard, the Church determines […]
Read MoreGod of all bravery, of all triumphs and victories, of every success and accomplishment, God of guts and grit, of heroism and fearlessness, Give us the courage to trust in You, the unseen and yet visible, hidden in plain sight within us. Give us the audacity to believe that we need not search any longer, […]
Read MoreLast week, I wrote about why the church doesn’t talking about race. I listed the excuses that we make, which include: “It’s too hard.” “It’s too sad.” “It’s been too long.” And, “I didn’t do it.” Talking about the end of anything, whether good or bad, can be difficult. It can even cause anxiety as […]
Read More“The fellowship has its source and origin in Christ.” ~ Mary Rearick Paul We are together because of Christ. He is the Seamstress that knit us together (Psalm 139.13). We come together because of Christ. He is the Chief Cornerstone upon which our faith is laid (Ephesians 2.10). We belong together because of Christ. He […]
Read More“Coming together is the beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” ~ Henry Ford Too often, we believe that our ministry is successful because we had good attendance at our church, because we served a record number of neighbors at our church, because we our church is growing and maturing in Christ. But, […]
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