“Christianity has been almost sentimental in its effort to deal with hatred in human life. It has sought to get rid of hatred by preachments, by moralizing, by platitudinous judgments. It has hesitated to analyze the basis of hatred and to evaluate it in terms of its possible significance in the lives of people possessed […]
“To put an end to something is an act of faith not an act of disloyalty.” Trish Miller, the new Mid- Atlantic Cooperative Baptist Fellowship coordinator, said these words over a lunch meeting with other CBF pastors. Her words were unexpected. What was a regular conversation about denominational life became what Eugene Peterson calls “a […]
If you’re wondering how I can live without race and still function in the world, then this post is for you. I used to believe in race; while in college, I was an avid supporter, a devoted follower. I sat at the feet of race and wanted everything that race had for me. Race could […]
In recent weeks, I’ve changed the name of the blog from The Daily Race to the Race-less Gospel. After more than two years of writing on race and its progeny in attempt to place race under the scrutiny of sacred Scripture, I discerned that I’ve finished the race. In fact, I was finished when I began. […]
“‘You have heard that it was said, “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” But I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also. …” ~ Jesus Christ, Matthew 5.38-39, NRSV Today, persons across our nation and around […]