“He (Jesus) is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.” ~ Colossians 1.15, NRSV Named for the fictional character in George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty- Four, the CBS reality television show “Big Brother” is now under surveillance after comments from cast members spark discussions on social media on white privilege and overt […]
“Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.” ~ Philippians 4.8, NRSV “We destroy arguments and every proud obstacle raised up against the knowledge of God […]
“It is not accurate or, for these times, bold enough to just say America has a race problem; … America is a race problem.” ~ Haki R. Madhubuti, Why L.A. Happened: Implications of the ’92 Los Angeles Rebellion
Jeffrey Weiss expresses discontent with the lack of response from European American led churches on the Zimmerman verdict in his recent post “White churches uncommonly quiet after Zimmerman verdict” on CNN’s belief blog.
After courageously sharing with readers his struggles with “irrational and unbiblical” fear of those who were culturally different from him, Peter Chin asks this question in an opinion piece on the Christianity Today website. Though he is honest about what educational training and good intentions won’t do with regard to eradicating prejudice, Chin sees the possibility for changes […]