We need new words. I need new words, ones that roll off my tongue. The colored ones get caught in my throat. New being in Jesus…… Read more “I need another word”
Category: Race
Belonging in Your Skin
“She is so comfortable in her own skin.” It is an idiom used to describe persons who are confident and have a clear understanding of self and abilities,…… Read more “Belonging in Your Skin”
Tongue
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.” | Proverb 18.21 Calling all cats! Get our…… Read more “Tongue”
Another day, another tragedy: What do we say now?
Every day and in the United States in particular, we experience one deception, one violation, one scandal, one mass shooting, one assault on our collective reasoning, one…… Read more “Another day, another tragedy: What do we say now?”
Plain and simple: It’s Jesus or race
“His (Jesus’) life must mean the death of race in us.” | Brian Bantum, The Death of Race: Building a New Christianity in a Racial World It’s…… Read more “Plain and simple: It’s Jesus or race”
The undivided body of Christ
Our reconciler, Christ is the middle man. Our sacrifice, his body brings us together. Jesus shortens the distance between us and God. He paves the way, makes…… Read more “The undivided body of Christ”
I doubt it: Questioning the credibility of race
Here is a confession: I am not who race says that I am. I will not be who race says that I will be. I can go…… Read more “I doubt it: Questioning the credibility of race”
