For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
There are so many stories that involve the social construct of race that if I didn’t have a full- time job, reporting on them would be. But, merely talking about the stories, sharing this kind of news is not enough. I would only get caught up in the news cycle. Going around and around until unable […]
Read MoreWhat motivates and inspires me in this sacred work is the unconscious idolatry practiced, the investment of belief, the gut- level faithfulness exhibited toward race in the practice of the Christian faith. I have been called to separate race from God, to erase the color line in our churches and to do the groundwork for the ministry of reconciliation. I […]
Read MoreI don’t like the social coloring of your skin. I don’t like the way that it makes me feel. Why are you not like me? I don’t like your hair. I don’t know what I would do with it. I can’t put my finger on it. Can I touch it? I don’t like your eyes; […]
Read MoreWe give and spend millions of dollars in hopes of curing diseases that infect the body and prematurely take the lives of those we love. Worthy causes they all are. We also need to invest in a cure for race. This social infection compromises our relationships, vanquishes our self- awareness and understanding of our neighbors, […]
Read MoreRev. Dr. Willie James Jennings, the Associate Professor of Theology and Black Church Studies at Duke Divinity School, wrote in his book The Christian Imagination: The Theology and Origins of Race: “In truth, it is not at all clear that most Christians are ready to imagine reconciliation.” I had to pause there. Not only was it […]
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The Raceless Gospel 