For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
This week, I served at a conference for ministry leaders and their families in the mountains of North Carolina. During one of the nightly sermons that was going really well, the preacher decided to use a sports analogy to make a theological point. He began with the Dallas Cowboys and turned the sacred space into a man cave. […]
Read MoreI am often discouraged by the nature of our fellowship, by the obvious hypocrisy of the Church in North America. We claim to be the body of Christ while socially coloring in his hands and feet so that he is one of us– and not them. Black Jesus. White Christ. Emmanuel, God is with us– and […]
Read MoreAs many of us gear up for summer vacations with flip flops, sunglasses and sunscreen, I want to remind us of the journey offered in books. Words can take us places. Within their pages are invitations to journey not just to distant and magical lands but to places closer to home, to undiscovered holy sites […]
Read MoreIn April, I talked about the ways in which being a multicultural church is easier said than done. How I wish that our faith would be enough to bring us together. Because it is more than enough if we would allow it. Our shared relationship with Jesus Christ is enough to bring us to the Lord’s table if we would […]
Read MoreI know that we want to create heaven on earth, that we want to experience the rich diversity of the kingdom of God now. But, do we really know what that looks like? We point to the power of Pentecost and say, “This is who the church is supposed to be.” Still, so often we […]
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The Raceless Gospel 