In the Beginning

In the beginning, God created colored people. And the tree of knowledge was full of stereotypes and prejudices,  Which we tasted of liberally. But who was the snake and what did it say to us? What was the result of our indulgence, that we now walk different paths and at different times in the cool […]

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Can God Trust You With Race?

1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil. 2And seven sons and three daughters were born to him. 3 Also, his possessions were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a […]

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Do Not Trust In Race

“Hallelujah! My soul, praise the Lord. I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing to the Lord as long as I live. Do not trust in nobles, in man, who cannot save. When his breath leaves him, he returns to the ground; on that day his plans die.” ~Psalm 146.1-4 “I’m not upset […]

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Forgiving Race

“Forgive, son; men are men; they needs must err.” ~ Euripides “He who covers and forgives an offense seeks love, but he who repeats or harps on a matter separates even close friends.” ~ Proverb 17.9 The Christian life begins with forgiveness.  It is the entryway to God.  We come to know God through the reconciliatory […]

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The Twenty-Third Psalm of Race

Race is my shepherd; I am its black sheep.   It lies me down in segregated places,  leads me beside still, stale lives.   My life is repetitive. Race leads me along the arduous paths for its name’s sake.   Even when I go to the house of prayer,  I feel no relief, for you […]

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