For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
If I accept race, then I must deny everything that God says about me. I must pretend as if she does not exist and that I do not have an interest in knowing her. If I accept race, I must ignore the voice of God, calling me to awaken and become aware of Him surrounding […]
Read MoreI’ve had problems with race and its socially constructed identities for a long time. While studying the origin and purposes of race, my finger pointing turned away from people, realizing that we are its victims. Ironically, we’ve empowered race through science and sacred Scripture. Now, it disempowers us. We created a lie and know it […]
Read More“Christianity has been almost sentimental in its effort to deal with hatred in human life. It has sought to get rid of hatred by preachments, by moralizing, by platitudinous judgments. It has hesitated to analyze the basis of hatred and to evaluate it in terms of its possible significance in the lives of people possessed […]
Read More“To put an end to something is an act of faith not an act of disloyalty.” Trish Miller, the new Mid- Atlantic Cooperative Baptist Fellowship coordinator, said these words over a lunch meeting with other CBF pastors. Her words were unexpected. What was a regular conversation about denominational life became what Eugene Peterson calls “a […]
Read MoreIf you’re wondering how I can live without race and still function in the world, then this post is for you. I used to believe in race; while in college, I was an avid supporter, a devoted follower. I sat at the feet of race and wanted everything that race had for me. Race could […]
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The Raceless Gospel 