Hosanna!

“The next day the great crowd that had come to the festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.  So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, shouting, ‘Hosanna!  Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord– the King of Israel!’  Jesus found a young donkey […]

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A Theology of Race-lessness

Aracial theology. Pre- racial theology. Post- racial (liberation) theology. A raceless gospel of Jesus Christ.  I have referred to my writings under all of these terms.  They did not come to me all at once and neither did this idea of racelessness.  It all started with a strong dislike for race.  I just couldn’t accept […]

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Untangling Our Souls From Race

Do we know for certain what of ourselves can be attributed to race? What is distinctly racial about us as human beings? What is human about being a member of a race? Is our humanity defined by our race? And are we moreso racial beings than human beings as there are descriptions of socially colored […]

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Short-Circuiting Black And White Power

“God has spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongs unto God.” ~Psalm 62.11, KJV “If we choose, we can live in world of comforting illusion.” ~Noam Chomsky Power, at least as supreme when relating to human beings, is an illusion. No matter how comforting, this consolation is a self- sustaining ruse. Supreme power cannot be […]

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Ten Things Your ‘Race’ Cannot Tell You

1. Race cannot tell you the purpose of your life.  The social color of your skin is not a crystal ball, a sign of good fortune or an omen of back luck.  The prophet Jeremiah records the voice of the Lord saying, “I know the plans I have for you, plans for your welfare, not for […]

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