“And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.” ~ Mark 3.25 These words have often been attributed to a speech delivered in 1858 by Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States. But, the words actually belong to Jesus. Lincoln was talking about slavery: “I believe this […]
He sees me Not the social coloring of my skin Not the texture of my hair Not the size of my nose Not the shape of my eyes Not my past and its failures Not my present and its flaws Not who I was or who I hope to be But who I have always […]
“And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you.” ~ […]
In Christ, I begin again. Old time is gone, no longer to be seen again. New time is present. I need only to attend to it, to attest to it. I am here and I am right now. I am a new creature. In Christ, I begin again. A stereotype is a repeated identity. God […]
Believing in race has cost us our identity. We have yet to see who we really are. So covered up in stereotypes, our true self has yet to be acknowledged much less accepted. Believing in race has cost us our authenticity. Instead, we all “wear the mask that grins and lies.” We not only pretend […]