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 where race says that no “like me” has ever gone before. Race does not open or close doors. We do. I am so tired of this race, this […]
Race is not prescriptive. Race causes us to lose sight of each other quite literally. We are missing out on love, healing, relationship, truth… all because we cannot see each other. We speak as if race has always been, as if we will cease to exist, turn into dust, fade into oblivion if we stop […]
Before you wave me off, dismiss my faith system or the lack thereof, hear me out. Give me a chance, an opportunity to make my case. I assure you: This is not what I thought that I would be saying. I used to believe in race, with all my heart, from my head down to […]
Does it feel tight in here or is it just me? It feels like the walls are closing in, like fences are about to rain down on me, like bridges are being stolen in the middle of the night. I’ve lost my place again. Now where were we? The distance between us and them […]
You say, “Tomato”; I say, “Tomato.” We look, say and do things differently. This should come as no surprise. The diversity of the world is not a new reality or a new struggle within the Church in America or anywhere else. The early Church wrestled with its cultural identity and their identity in Christ. The […]