What Race Reveals

“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 […]

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The Most Segregated Hour

“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 […]

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Protecting the god of race

“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 […]

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Tired Of Race

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 […]

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Once You Go Black: What Happens to Us Once We Identify with Race?

“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 […]

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