Remembering the Tulsa Race Massacre 100 years later

May 31, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

My legs are shaking. I am in Tulsa this week, trying to find my footing on the ground that has held a story, held down for far too long. It is hard to find the words too. Though the truth is not a surprise, it is no less difficult to comprehend. Who would do such […]

Counting to Ten: The Raceless Gospel celebrates its tenth anniversary!

February 17, 2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

Most folks wouldn’t touch race with a ten foot pole but I feel drawn to it. I started this blog and this journey with you ten years ago on an Ash Wednesday. Back then, it was called The Daily Race. Name changed and seasons changed but I have kept on writing. The words have only […]

It’s our anniversary!

March 13, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

I didn’t forget. Though I don’t have flowers or dinner reservations, I wanted to wish us a happy eighth anniversary. I have been writing, thinking, talking about the socio- political construct of race, the malformation of Christian community and the call to be reconciled in a world that thrives on division for 2,920 days. It […]

Don’t stop talking about race

December 15, 2018.Reading time 3 minutes.

Race is not an easy word to live by and it is time that we start talking about it.

Somebody’s got to dream (Part Two)

April 4, 2018.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 […]