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.

Race does not have the last word

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“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.” ~The Revelation 22.13, NRSV Of the many things that I dislike about race, one is its use in the predeterminations of a person’s life. Before the plot begins, race has already finished the story.  It is the same […]

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To Be Known

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“There is no deep knowing of God without a deep knowing of self and no deep knowing of self without a deep knowing of God.” ~ John Calvin “Observe all men; thy self most.” ~ Benjamin Franklin “And you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father…” ~ First Chronicles 28.9, NRSV How do […]

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A Reconciling Influence

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Using insight from the field of psychology and hoping to bring unity to the Body of Christ, Christena Cleveland offers techniques for small groups to influence their church or organization in a recent post: “How a small group of reconcilers can influence a church or organization.”

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More Jesus, Less Race

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“If men could only know each other, they would neither idolize nor hate.” ~ Elbert Hubbard “We have all become like one who is unclean and all our righteous deeds are like a filthy cloth.  We all fade like a leaf and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.” ~ Isaiah 64.6, NRSV You […]

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