White Christian Nationalism: I didn’t sign up for this

January 26, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

I didn’t sign up for this. I’m certain of it. I checked the salvation plan at the end of the pamphlet that was handed to me by an adult who was convinced that the gesture was well- meaning because my soul was in danger. I checked my notes from my new members’ class and double checked my […]

A Prayer after the Storming of the U.S. Capitol Building

January 17, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

God, who does not come in red, white and blue, who is not an American citizen but who is an out of this world immigrant; who can be claimed by a nation but not contained by one; who is not a cultural mascot, a race- based, handmade, handpicked deity; who creates worlds and does not […]

A Confession: God’s Power

January 16, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

God’s power is not white. God’s power is not black. God’s power is not beige. God’s power is not brown. God’s power is not red. God’s power is not yellow. God’s power is God’s power.

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 […]