For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” ~ Luke 4.18-19, NRSV […]
Read MoreDuring this Lenten season, we seek to draw nearer to God by walking more closely with Christ. Like the Christ, who demonstrated in the wilderness that true identity is revealed not through what we so easily accept but by what we unequivocally deny, we too are closer to Jesust when we deny our racialized selves […]
Read MoreMost times, persons give up things like chocolate and fast food to mark the Lenten season, the forty days leading up to Christ’s crucifixion. I was one of them partly because I was copying the practices of others. I had not seriously or fully considered what Christ had given up: his life. I am embarrassed […]
Read More“To put an end to something is an act of faith not an act of disloyalty.” Trish Miller, the new Mid- Atlantic Cooperative Baptist Fellowship coordinator, said these words over a lunch meeting with other CBF pastors. Her words were unexpected. What was a regular conversation about denominational life became what Eugene Peterson calls “a […]
Read MoreIf you’re wondering how I can live without race and still function in the world, then this post is for you. I used to believe in race; while in college, I was an avid supporter, a devoted follower. I sat at the feet of race and wanted everything that race had for me. Race could […]
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The Raceless Gospel 