I am a race atheist

Before you wave me off, dismiss my faith system or the lack thereof, hear me out.  Give me a chance, an opportunity to make my case.  I assure you: This is not what I thought that I would be saying. I used to believe in race, with all my heart, from my head down to […]

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Return

Return “…You are dust,     and to dust you shall return.” | Genesis 3.19, NRSV Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season, the forty- day period where believers fall in step with Christ’s journey to the cross.  It is an exodus from excess.  We strip bare our lives from distractions that would take our […]

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Happy 5th Anniversary!

So, I don’t have roses or a card.  I did not make dinner reservations or write a special song.  But, what I can promise you is my continual commitment to conversations about race.  I love to talk about race.  It is never impolite to bring it up in my company. I began this journey because […]

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Put Your Foot Down!

Before you get any ideas, this is not an endorsement to become oppositional or to rebel in any form.  This is not a call for you to throw your weight around or to raise your voice.  That would be just one interpretation of today’s post.  So, don’t print this out or make a sign f […]

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A Leap of Faith

An extra day offers an additional opportunity to review various media outlets on the #oscarssowhite protests, Chris Rock’s opening monologue for the 88th annual Academy Awards, seemingly all things Donald Trump who has apparently never heard of white supremacy and yet another instance of suspected police misconduct, this time in Salt Lake City.  Daily reports make it […]

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