For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
Maybe it is the number of police- involved incidents, the media coverage or the impact of social media to mobilize a generation who watched these events in black and white footage. Thought to be days long past, believing that it would never be that bad again, we gave Dr. King a holiday. Clearly, we can’t […]
Read MoreThou Eternal God, out of whose absolute power and infinite intelligence the whole universe has come into being, we humbly confess that we have not loved thee with our hearts, souls and minds, and we have not loved our neighbors as Christ loved us. We have all too often lived by our own selfish impulses […]
Read MoreMore than remembering his name or his birthdate, each year I am challenged to remember the dream of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. To be sure, it is God’s dream for humanity (Second Corinthians 5.11-21). Prophet and pastor, Dr. King is unmatched in his challenge to America’s citizens to be reconciled to one another. Echoing […]
Read MorePrayer is God’s reminder that we keep in touch and proof that God is not out of reach. God is not hands off but both hands are in, proven through Christ’s sacrifice on the cross. The work of forgiveness, reconciliation and healing relationships take prayer. But, this is not a one time conversation. No, in […]
Read MoreThe ministry of reconciliation is not one for which our hands go up easily or quickly. There seems always to be a shortage of willing participants. We are not standing in line to talk about the hurts and wounds, to have hard conversations, to pick away at our stony hearts. And finding leaders is just […]
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The Raceless Gospel 