“I believe I’ll run on/ see what the end ‘gone be/ I’ll believe I’ll run on/ see what the end gone be” “I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the sharing of his sufferings by becoming like him in his death, if somehow I may attain the resurrection from the […]
“One thing I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after; to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple.” ~ Psalm 27.4, NRSV Well, it’s that time of year again—the end of it. And it […]
Race- less, Adj. 1. Used to describe persons who choose not to identify with or by a socioculturally constructed race, here being black/ white/ red/ yellow/ brown/ beige; used to describe a person not willing to be defined by the social coloring of skin, biased beliefs regarding physical attributes or stereotypes associated with a cultural […]
“Our steps are made firm by the Lord, when he delights in our way; though we stumble, we shall not fall headlong, for the Lord holds us by the hand.” ~ Psalm 37.23-24, NRSV Today’s socially acceptable Christianity, that is this understanding of the religion made popular by reality television, movies and their stars, spoofs and television evangelists (who […]
Christians believe in a God who speaks. But, God does not repeat what has been said. God speaks new things because God does new things. In like manner, God does not repeat people; none of us are a copy of another and despite society’s attempts to collect and categorize us because we “look alike,” none […]