Race Is A Crowd

Matthew 21:1-11 depicts what has been referred to by many as the triumphal entry or royal reception of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem.  According to the Gospel of John, the people laid palms in the street, a symbol of prosperity and beauty.  They cried out, “Hosanna to the Son of David!  Blessed is the one who […]

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We Cannot Serve God And Race

In Matthew 6.24-34, Jesus and His disciples are atop a mountain surrounded by a multitude from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and beyond the Jordan. Jesus has uttered the now well- known Beatitudes, redefined the meaning of adultery and that of love, taught those gathered how to pray, and spoken against the practice of piety that […]

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Race Is An Unjust Judge

In Luke 18.1-8, Jesus shares a parable with those gathered to demonstrate the necessity of prayer and faith. He tells them of an unjust judge who neither fears God nor respects anyone. Consequently, one may wonder by what authority does this judge render his verdicts and to what purpose does this vocation fulfill, having no […]

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Does Race Give Credit?

Today, I attended a briefing at the White House with sixty other Baptists from around the nation; afterwards, I attended a debriefing over a very late lunch; and after that, I attended a ministers meeting at the church where I currently serve. To say the least, it has been a long day but it’s been […]

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Race Does Not Have The Last Word

“Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.” ~Matthew 24.35; Mark 13.31 These are the closing words of Jesus’ parable of the fig tree and it reassures me to know this, that the words of Jesus Christ will not perish, that His words will never die.  Though expressed as a […]

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