For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
Grab a towel. I am calling for a come-to-Jesus meeting. You could say it’s an intervention. The North American church needs help desegregating, as there remain black and white churches. Put away from me your community days and pulpit swaps, your website’s stock photos of “diversity” and church signs with the obligatory message: “All are […]
Read MoreAs the fifth season of The Raceless Gospel podcast ends, I look at my hands and wonder how it came to this. How did it end up costing so much? I’m not talking about dollars and cents, but something pricier. I had to tell more truths than I budgeted for. Each episode was taxing and seemingly asking […]
Read MoreFrom the militant steps of Harriet Tubman to the mystical pace of Howard Thurman, these ancestors balance the raceless gospel out. Strident and deeply spiritual, they bear witness to self- emancipation lived out, finding common ground within and then walking it out. Howard Thurman offers a vision and a model of “radical inclusion” lived out. […]
Read MoreWell. Sort of. “Lift your hands in worship. Lift your hands! This is a stick up. Give me all you’ve got. :clears throat: What I meant to say was, ‘Give God your tithes and offerings.’” This is a love offering, an examination of the North American church’s questionable relationship with money and an excoriation of […]
Read MoreA few weeks ago, I was invited to speak to the graduates of Wayland Baptist Theological Seminary during their 212th Commencement and to my surprise, was given an honorary doctorate in sacred theology for my work as a public theologian. The short story is: I cried. Because I don’t do this work to be recognized […]
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