“For I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel that was proclaimed by me is not of human origin; for I did not receive it from a human source, nor was I taught it but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ.” ~ Galatians 1.11-12, NRSV, emphasis mine I was […]
“It is appalling that the most segregated hour of Christian America is eleven o’clock on Sunday morning.” ~ Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King’s words are often employed when there is talk of Christ’s Church and its lack of cultural diversity in worship. It is said as a matter of fact and there is […]
“Never think that you need to protect God. Because anytime you think you need to protect God, you can be sure that you are worshipping an idol.” ~ Stanley Hauerwas Afraid. It is the best way to describe my feelings about the conversations that are taking place, the declarations being made on social media, at […]
I’m not searching for a middle ground, an either/or, both/and solution to race. I don’t believe in compromise when it comes to the matter for the loss is too great if race remains in our lives. No one will win; no one ever has. I find nothing of use in the designations of race or its […]
“Once you go black, you don’t go back.” This is a common expression used to express the supreme relational skills and/or sexual abilities of African American men and women. It is used to suggest that there is a marked difference between socially colored black people and other socially colored people groups when it comes to […]