For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
“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 […]
Read MoreToday, I am in Louisville, Kentucky. I am a planner but I could not have seen this coming, that my words would lead me here. But, there is certainly a since of arrival. This is where I should be and better still, this is where I belong. An x marked this spot on a map […]
Read MoreI love Communion, also known as the Lord’s Supper. More than serving it, I love seeing the people that Jesus prepared a table for. While our Communion tables could not accommodate all those we serve each Sunday, it is amazing to see just how many persons Christ aims to sit next to. Forget elbow room or pulling […]
Read More“And with that he breathed on them and said, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit.’” | John 20.22, NIV In our capitalist system, we are prone to think that receiving is about getting. “Gimme” is the empire’s prayer response. We say, “more” as confirmation of receipt. The entitlement drips from our lips. We expect to have. We lay claim […]
Read More“Here is the church. Here is the steeple. Open the doors And see all the people.” Life in community is not as simple and straightforward as this children’s rhyme would lead us to believe. There is more to the church than the building and more to the building than its members. Instead, we gather each […]
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The Raceless Gospel 