Challenging the Silent Partners

Roxane Gay writes about her recent experience with overt racism in “When no one said anything: How racism goes unquestioned”.  She challenges us to examine what is really said about us and about our care of others when persons practice racist speech openly and no one says a word.

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If we are to be post- racial

“For he is our peace; in his flesh he has made both groups into one and has broken down the dividing wall, that is, the hostility between us.” ~ Ephesians 2.14, NRSV There are those who say that it is impossible to put race behind us, that there is “No Such Place as ‘Post- Racial’ […]

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Our Journey with Race: Where are we going?

“Our steps are made firm by the Lord, when he delights in our way; though we stumble, we shall not fall headlong, for the Lord holds us by the hand.” ~ Psalm 37.23-24, NRSV Today’s socially acceptable Christianity, that is this understanding of the religion made popular by reality television, movies and their stars, spoofs and television evangelists (who […]

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Speaking Post- Racially

Christians believe in a God who speaks.  But, God does not repeat what has been said.  God speaks new things because God does new things.  In like manner, God does not repeat people; none of us are a copy of another and despite society’s attempts to collect and categorize us because we “look alike,” none […]

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Race Fact #40: One Image

“Then God said, ‘Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness…” ~ Genesis 1.26, NRSV According to the biblical narrative, there is only one image, one likeness in which humankind is made in: God’s.  This belief assumes that there is one Artist, one design.  God is the Creator of all and all was/ […]

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