My Raceless Resolution for 2021

January 1, 2021.Reading time 7 minutes.

Though King Herod raises his voice and pounds his chest, he has lost the Savior contest. Jesus was on his hit list and he still missed. Like those first visitors at the impromptu baby shower, we have left the nativity scene and God is with us. Now, we live knowing that God is on the move and in […]

2020: The Raceless Gospel In Review

December 31, 2020.Reading time 6 minutes.

They say, “Life comes at you fast.” But, 2020 was the year that a global conversation on race came at us fast too. Despite our vision boards, we couldn’t see a pandemic and months at home coming. There was and is and will never be a mantra for this. The last time this happened was […]

When you don’t know what to say about race but you need to talk about it

December 28, 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

“I don’t give a fuck about white people.” My best friend Paula is writing a paper on race and she doesn’t know what to talk about. She doesn’t think that she has anything to say about it. “Race is your thing—not mine. Why would give God me this title? Can’t I just write about prayer?” We have had multiple conversations […]

Separate: A Confession

December 15, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

“In politics, being deceived is no excuse.” | Leszek Kolakowski As a Christ follower, I separate myself from doctrines and historical disputes that divide me down the middle.As a person of the Way, we go our separate ways. As a Christ follower, I separate myself from the darkness and all its deeds.As a person of […]

Advent’s Gift: This Joy

November 29, 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.

“This joy that I have/ the world didn’t give it to me/ “This joy that I have/ the world didn’t give it to me/ “This joy that I have/ the world didn’t give it to me/ The world didn’t give it/ and the world can’t take it away.” My grandmother, Eva Mae Thomas, would sing […]