Race- The Power of an Illusion

Race: The Power of an Illusion, a three- part documentary series, examines our assumptions about the social myth of race and the misnomer that race is biological.  It uncovers our ingrained racial attitudes and the belief that persons from the same culture are most alike.  Perhaps, it will begin to change the way that we view […]

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Ten Things Everyone Should Know About Race

There are some things that bear repeating.  The Apostle Paul thought it was profitable to do so and I agree with the church father and martyr (Philippians 3.1).  In order for us to rid ourselves of the social construct of race, we will have to repeat why it is not good for our identity to […]

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Building the New

“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” ~ Socrates Well- said, Socrates.  I had been searching for the words to explain my emphasis on ridding myself of race while not exerting any new energy on old fights.  I have been asked […]

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Seven Habits of a Race-less Christian

It’s a popular beginning for a book title.  I’ll spare you the examples.  And the number seven is considered lucky so, why not.  Seriously, I am not concerned with popularity (Well, maybe a little.) and I don’t think that persons would describe my approach to the social construct of race as a lucky one.  Most […]

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The Words That Use Us

“We cannot be too careful about the words we use; we start out using them and they end up using us.” These are the words of well- known pastor and translator of The Message, Rev. Eugene Peterson.  It is a fair warning though not considered frequently enough.  I use to pride myself on the number […]

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