For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
“There is no deep knowing of God without a deep knowing of self and no deep knowing of self without a deep knowing of God.” ~ John Calvin “Observe all men; thy self most.” ~ Benjamin Franklin “And you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father…” ~ First Chronicles 28.9, NRSV How do […]
Read More“Your way was through the sea, your path, through the mighty waters; yet your footprints were unseen.” ~ Psalm 77.19, NRSV There is a saying: “God moves in mysterious ways.” The phrase suggests that God does act in the world but that the plans and purposes of God’s actions are unknown. The psalmist tells us […]
Read MoreI couldn’t say black or white or red or yellow or beige or brown anymore. I just couldn’t refer to people by social colors, pretending that their skin offered some innate, inherent meaning, that it suggested the manner in which they should be viewed and subsequently treated. I didn’t believe in race and there was […]
Read MoreHow does believing in race make us better Christians? How do its prejudices and stereotypes help us to love our neighbor, to welcome the stranger, to take care of the orphan and the widow? What does race really do for us? What does it strengthen our faith in? Thomas Dixon Jr., a Southern Baptist Minister […]
Read MoreRace allows you and I to look away, to not look at ourselves fully or completely. We do not have to face ourselves alone and a part from its insecurities that make us feel safe. We want race to tell us what we see and who/ what/ when/ where/ why we should ignore. We need race to do for us […]
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The Raceless Gospel 