Take a risk

“There is only one way to avoid criticism: Do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.” ~ Aristotle While I knew that God desired that I denounce race, I did not know exactly how to say it without hurting someone’s feelings or sense of self.  There are millions of people who identify with race and identify […]

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Useless

“It is the spirit that gives life; the flesh is useless.” ~ John 6.63 These are the words of Jesus and they follow a “difficult teaching.”  The disciples feedback was not favorable.  The message was not entertaining; the classroom of discipleship was not a fun place to be.  This was a hard lesson to learn. […]

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Let it be

When I speak of the social construct of race, its prejudicial view and stereotypical identifiers and our leaving it behind, persons get nervous.  They seem to ask, “Where do we go from race?”  Or, “If we get rid ourselves of race, there will be something else to replace it?”  So, let’s just stick with this […]

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The Inspiration of Race

What inspires our belief in race?  Why do we have so much faith in this social construct?  Is it because we built it that we take pride in it, that we cannot let it go? For me and I suppose so many others, race creates more questions than answers.  In fact, the more that I […]

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Race Fact #37: Generational Curses

No one would argue that many African Americans are socially and financially oppressed in the United States.  But, the Hamitic curse or the curse of Ham has been falsely argued as the cause, that God blessed and cursed persons by creating them in different social colors and that this determines the quality of their lives.  […]

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