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.

How Christ builds community

.Reading time 4 minutes.

“Life in community is no less than a necessity for us— it is an inescapable ‘must’ that determines everything we do and think. Yet it is not our good intentions or efforts that have been decisive in our choosing this way of life. Rather, we have been overwhelmed by a certainty— a certainty that has […]

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Race: The gospel according to our flesh

.Reading time 5 minutes.

What did he look like?  What culture does he represent?  Forget the nails, let me see the social coloring of his skin?  Yes, I will accept him; he can come in now.  Because Jesus has to be one of us.  We have flipped the expectation and it does not matter our personal relationship with him.  […]

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Somebody’s got to dream (Part Two)

.Reading time 2 minutes.

April 4, 1968. Fifty years ago, a dreamer died. His “I have a dream” speech remains one of the most memorable to Americans. His life and its witness are unforgettable. Engaging faith and civil disobedience, he turned the world’s understanding of church upside down. Putting his body on the line, he became a martyr for […]

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Be of Service

.Reading time 9 minutes.

“2 The devil had already put it into the heart of Judas son of Simon Iscariot to betray him. And during supper 3 Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going to God, 4 got up from the table, took off his outer robe, […]

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When Jesus comes to town

.Reading time 6 minutes.

“The next day the great crowd that had come to the festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.” | John 12.12, NRSV It is interesting to see how people prepare the way for Jesus today.  In America, we set up shop at his grave, selling -covered crosses, bubble gum eggs and bunny slippers.  “Get […]

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