Faith seeking understanding– without race
Does it feel tight in here or is it just me? It feels like the walls are closing in, like fences are about to rain down on me, like bridges are being stolen in the middle of the night. I’ve lost my place again. Now where were we? The distance between us and them […]
Read MoreRev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a pastor, civil rights leader and martyr, said this in 1958, “A fifth point concerning nonviolent resistance is that it avoids not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. The nonviolent resister not only refuses to shoot his opponent but he also refuses to hate him.” Jagmeet […]
Read MoreBaltimore, Maryland is burning. Protesters and looters have flooded the streets in response to the questionable death of Freddie Gray while in police custody. Stores have been vandalized, buildings and police cars set on fire. A state of emergency has been declared and the National Guard have been called in. Tanks, rubber bullets, tear gas, […]
Read MoreI am attending the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s ChurchWorks conference in Decatur, Georgia. Hosted by the First Baptist Church of Decatur, it is my first time at the event created primarily for ministers of education and spiritual formation. I expected to learn new things but I was not prepare to hear something new in worship. By […]
Read MoreLove is believed to be the most overused word in our vocabulary. We love to say it. We love how it makes us feel. We want to be in the presence of love, to feel loved, to receive love. We want things to love and people to love us. Thinking that this love cannot hurt […]
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The Raceless Gospel 