For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
Recently, there has been a push to remove symbols of America’s racial past, specifically those related to American slavery. In 2015, the Confederate flag came under scrutiny in North Carolina after the murder of nine worshippers at Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church by 21 year old Dylann Roof. Roof wanted to start a race war and the flag seemed […]
Read MoreToday, people around the world are remembering the genocide of European Jews. More than six million people died under the Nazi occupation and the leadership of Adolf Hitler. From 1941 to 1945, Jewish people were systematically targeted, imprisoned and killed in extermination camps, which is not to be confused with concentration camps. The former featured […]
Read MoreDuring this season of Lent, a kind of forty- day challenge for some believers, I have been reflecting on surrender and what we mean when we say, “I give up.” In the practice of our faith, according to the terms and conditions of our discipleship, giving up is a good thing. Dare I say, it is […]
Read MoreIt is the grim anniversary of the death of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Year 49. Please, spare me the golden anniversary celebration next year. I don’t want to hear what he could have been. “Gone too soon” does not begin to capture the depth of loss. He should not be gone at […]
Read MoreI am at a meeting of clergy for three days of specialized training in interim ministry. Day one focuses on theories. On the second day, the facilitator offered a few tools and way too many personal stories. But, when we began a discussion about power and he wanted to move to his next slide, the group of mostly European Americans […]
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The Raceless Gospel 