“If at first an idea does not sound absurd, then there is no hope for it.” ~ Albert Einstein I am not sharing the most popular message. It has certainly been perceived as naive, misinformed and premature. I seem to have missed a few steps, be lacking in experience or unable to see the full […]
“Labels are not for filing. Labels are for clothing. Labels are not for people.” ~ Martina Navratilova Race is not permanent; it is not written in stone but on the hearts of humanity. We need only lose faith in it, lose heart in its prejudicial convictions. Patrick Lindsay says that labels are “a one- word […]
The American racial identity is baggage. It is a bunch of small containers for our humanity that transport us to the destiny of history. Race is a round trip backward. There is so much to race, so much that we have to hold on to and positions that we cannot let go. Race is cumbersome […]
I wish that I had the time to share all that I read and learn with you, all of the stories– historical narratives and personal testimonies alike. I wish that you would be fully persuaded that God does not love you like race does or as race says. Perhaps, this would aid in your understanding […]
“See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springs up and causes trouble and through it many become defiled.” ~ Hebrews 12.15, NRSV Race gives us permission to think and do and be a lot of things, whether they are healthy or not, Christlike or […]