The Life Race Has Planned For Us

“We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” ~ Joseph Campbell Joseph Campbell, an American writer and lecturer, had it right.  Echoing the words of the writer of Proverbs, Campbell reminds us that there is a difference between the […]

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Finding Ourselves When We Lose Race

I know the story of race but I am not the storyteller.  I know the history of racism but I am not the historian.  I have had the experiences of prejudice and stereotyping but I am not their victim.  I know the world but I am not a citizen.  I do not belong in a […]

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Approximately Ten Power Thoughts For Living Without Race

I think about race and its absence in the presence of our humanity every day.  I pray for wisdom and ways to communicate the absolute certainty that God did not create us to be judged by the social coloring of our skin.  I have heard this message loud and clear from God.  Now, I cannot […]

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One in Christ Jesus

Pastor Bruce and I preached together.  It is only the second time that we have shared the message this way; the first was during a special service for graduates this past summer.  It was all his idea but I certainly saw the bigger picture yesterday.  We became one voice, one preacher.  Guided by Galatians 3.26-28, […]

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J. Kameron Carter on “Post- Racial Blues”

For a few days now, I have been mulling over the various meanings and interpretations of post- racial– not only for me but for others.  I want to continue to think about what the idea, the ideal and the aspiration of a post- racial society means.  J. Kameron Carter, an Associate Professor in Systematic Theology […]

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