For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
Shepherd- King, who tends to our souls, our deepest selves, our most pressing needs, who leads us and yet followed our entry into the world through a woman. Able to part the clouds and ride on the wings of the wind, You join us in pulling mother’s skirt, holding her hand to walk and we […]
Read MoreGod is not a superhero. Cape exchanged for swaddling clothes, he does give us the image of strength. He cannot leap over tall buildings. His parents can’t even find a place to give birth to him. He will cry out for help before the crowds do. He will not be waving, taking pictures and signing autographs. […]
Read MoreI am so grateful for the days when we remember that God is with us, when we realize even for a moment that God is here to stay. I shared this prayer tonight at our Christmas Eve service with the sacred fellowship at Village Baptist Church. Let’s pray together. God, Who keeps company with us, […]
Read MoreDuring this Advent season, I am challenging my young adult Sunday school class to think through our seasonal declarations. God is with us. We are retelling the dream of Jesus’ stepdad, Joseph. We are repeating the pronouncement of an angel (Matthew 1.18-25).We are testifying that God made good on the promise declared by the prophet […]
Read MoreInfant God, the Almighty cradled, the Eternal born and the Omnipresent God held in the arms of a woman, we confess that we cannot get our heads around Your mystery. We cannot put our finger on how You are God in heaven and God with us. We don’t know how You mixed divinity and dirt […]
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The Raceless Gospel 