Category: Race Training

The Oxymorons of Race

.Reading time 4 minutes.

I  have read the multifarious meanings of race and believe that I have an acceptable understanding of its progeny.  Having traced the beginnings of race to travel writings and other stories that attempted to figure out why human beings are different in appearance and ability, I know, as do many others, that race is a […]

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Race Covenants

.Reading time 4 minutes.

As Christians, we are a covenant people.  The Bible is ordered by them, beginning with the Edenic Covenant (Genesis 2.16-17).  The New Testament is a collection of writings that capture the new promise that God has made to us and with it, the new relationship established through His Son, Jesus Christ.  It is signed in […]

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The Superficiality of Race

.Reading time 7 minutes.

“Superficiality is the curse of our age…. The desperate need today is not for a greater number of intelligent people, or gifted people, but for deep people.” ~Richard Foster, Celebration of Discipline There is nothing to race.  Its length and breadth in history has been grossly exaggerated.  Its continued impact on human life and the […]

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This Oppressor In Me

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There is someone who I can not name She hurts me so but her, I will not restrain All that she brings me comes with pain This oppressor in me   She keeps me in her place for me I’m afraid to venture out on my own My steps are ordered; it’s easier No other […]

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A Disciple of Race

.Reading time 3 minutes.

                    This week, I led a training, “Knowing God By Heart: Training the Next Generation of Disciples,” that was attended by area pastors, youth ministers, leaders and workers.  After reviewing the meaning of discipleship, we discussed the words of Dietrich Bonhoeffer who said, “Salvation is free… […]

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