Merry Christmas to you!

“When they saw that the star had stopped, they were overwhelmed with joy. On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother; and they knelt down and paid him homage.” {Matthew 2.10-11, NRSV} We are so grateful to our Neighbor God, Who moved into the womb of a woman just to be […]

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A Prayer on Christmas Eve

I am so grateful for the days when we remember that God is with us, when we realize even for a moment that God is here to stay. I shared this prayer tonight at our Christmas Eve service with the sacred fellowship at Village Baptist Church. Let’s pray together. God, Who keeps company with us, […]

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Eight Readings for Advent

To date, I have published 1,040 posts for this blog.  It is my largest body of work and the race-less gospel is my life’s devotion to God.  It is a sacred charge and a holy vision that I have been given.  I can take no credit for the ability to see beyond the machinery of […]

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What the language of apology can do

While the Washington Post reports that there is a surge in hate graffiti in my area and video of the confession of Dylann Roof, accused murderer of nine members of Mother Emanuel AME Church in 2015, has been released to the public, I am praying that more stories like the ones emerging from the protest of the North Dakota pipeline […]

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The Race Pass: A Compromised Faith

                Yesterday, I introduced the concept of the race pass and through social media continued to unpack the idea.  I often pray for divine insight into the social construct of race with the hope of further revealing its weaknesses and prayerfully, loosening its grip on our faith.  I think […]

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