The Raceless Gospel: Future- Casting in an Ass-Backward America

January 19, 2026.Reading time 7 minutes.

The Trump administration is actively trying to erase African American history and make the present insufferable for persons who are marginalized, criminalized and dehumanizingly categorized as “illegal” and “alien.” So, I work for a future I can live into. By this, I don’t simply mean move forward but actively resist by refusing to share in […]

The Raceless Gospel: Writing for a World Yet to Be

January 10, 2026.Reading time 8 minutes.

To whom do I address the message of the Raceless Gospel? No one in particular. I don’t have a target audience as this proclamation is for a world yet to be.

Bear Witness: An Advent Podcast Series for Christians Who Believe in Embodiment

November 30, 2025.Reading time 6 minutes.

A new four-episode Advent podcast series will examine the testimonies of the men in and around the life of Mary, the mother of Jesus. Hear ye, hear ye from Jesus, John the Baptizer, the Pharisees, Sadducees and Joseph, her soon-to-be husband. Why are we talking about the men who don’t bear the brunt of the […]

The Raceless Gospel Podcast Offers Listeners a Respite from White-Body Supremacy

September 30, 2025.Reading time 2 minutes.

(Credit: Starlette Thomas) The Raceless Gospel podcast offers listeners a respite. “Stay Woke?” is an inquiry for the sleepy-headed who are tired of the narrative of white-body supremacy and refuse to give it any more energy. It’s not a nudge to the groggy, but an expression of deep awareness. It is a commentary on one’s ability […]

“Take Me to the Water!” Conference

June 14, 2025.Reading time 3 minutes.

I will be teaching the Raceless Gospel and from my first book, Take Me to the Water: The Raceless Gospel as Baptismal Pedagogy for a Desegregated Church, at the Queen’s Foundation in Birmingham, UK. It’s three days of powerful conversations to explore scripture and the work and witness of baptism as a response to tackling […]