A Confession: God’s Power
God’s power is not white. God’s power is not black. God’s power is not beige. God’s power is not brown. God’s power is not red. God’s power is not yellow. God’s power is God’s power.
Read MoreCategory: Race and Christian Identity
Working out Our soul salvation: Asking for Show of Hands
I have been reading and writing about race since I was a freshmen in college. It is the time when most if not all young adults ask the question, “Who am I?” Like Howard Thurman, I asked, “Who am I really?” It would set me on a path to understand why my human being was […]
Read MoreA force to be reckoned with
“You have to decide who you are and force the world to deal with you, not with its idea of you.” | James Baldwin Pushing back on society’s image of you takes strength, discipline and conviction. There is no easy way out, no clearly marked and accessible option other than the racialized ones. You will […]
Read MoreFor segregated churches, their lag behind change couldn’t be more evident right now
Well, Church, times have changed before we could call a business meeting or change our bylaws as the protests around the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Elijah McClain and countless others draw a dividing line between generations. Without a committee vote or a conversation with “the powers that be,” confederate moments are […]
Read MoreResisting Race
Race is a rule of law. The color line is well- defined as each generation digs in their heels. “We shall not be moved.” We fold our arms and turn our backs. We turn on each other and take turns hating the other. I hate you. You hate me. We hate them. One way of […]
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