For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
“By the sweat of your face, you shall eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it your were taken; you are dust and to dust you shall return.” {Genesis 3.19, NRSV} Perhaps, Ash Wednesday should be every day for we need to be reminded of what we are really made of. […]
Read MoreThe Internet has been good for us in many ways. But, I feel that a warning should be issued at this point. Warning: The number of connections that we can make due to websites, search engines, social media, and our twenty-four-hour news cycle can cause apathy, listlessness, numbing, and a severe loss of compassion. If […]
Read More“If any think they are religious, and do not bridle their tongues but deceive their hearts, their religion is worthless. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unstained by the world.” ~ James 1.27, NRSV During this […]
Read MoreI need to see your hands. Put the pen down and slowly back away from the list. Before you begin your annual declaration of independence from unhealthy food and toxic people, before you purchase the gym membership or enlist your friends as accountability partners, before you buy clothing two sizes too small or a new […]
Read MoreBaby Jesus is on display. Well, he is somewhere around here. Maybe Jesus is under the Christmas tree. Hopefully, he was not trampled under foot of one of the reindeer. Has anyone seen Jesus? In America’s capitalization and commercialization of his birth, it is easy to lose Jesus, to not only forget the reason but […]
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The Raceless Gospel 