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.

We’re going to need a bigger heart

.Reading time 3 minutes.

  Does it feel tight in here or is it just me?  It feels like the walls are closing in, like fences are about to rain down on me, like bridges are being stolen in the middle of the night.  I’ve lost my place again.  Now where were we? The distance between us and them […]

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It makes no difference

.Reading time 6 minutes.

You say, “Tomato”; I say, “Tomato.”  We look, say and do things differently.  This should come as no surprise.  The diversity of the world is not a new reality or a new struggle within the Church in America or anywhere else.  The early Church wrestled with its cultural identity and their identity in Christ.  The […]

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A Litany for Undivided Churches

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Leader| When the world is split on differences of opinion, we confess that we are not split down the middle—but are all on the Lord’s side. We stand arm in arm, leading the charge for unity, chanting: Congregation| We are undivided. Leader| When we are tempted to worship our interpretation more than the Holy Spirit’s […]

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My heart goes out: One year after Charlottesville

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I live in a time when U.S. cities are remembered more for their atrocities than their attractions.  #TrayvonMartin #EricGarner #Ican’tbreathe #Ferguson #MikeBrown #TamirRice  #MotherEmanuel  #EmanuelNine #Sayhername #SandraBland #PhilandoCastille #HeatherHayer… #SeanBell… #AmadouDiallo… #EmmettTill… #IdaBWellsRedRecord… I am hash tagged to death.  I don’t want this to be it, my mouth an endless memorial. One year later, my body is in […]

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No name calling

.Reading time 14 minutes.

“You yourselves know that it is unlawful for a Jew to associate with or to visit with a Gentile; but God has shown me that I should not call anyone profane or unclean.” | Acts 10.28, NRSV “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.”  A childhood defense against taunts, […]

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