“God is a white man.” This is not a new declaration but an old reduction made by persons who argue against a belief in the God of Christianity because in the name of this God, persons have stolen, enslaved, sold, raped, murdered, pillaged and annihilated indigenous cultures of the earth. They surmise, God must be white because they are not […]
“Of all the major institutions in our society, the church is still the most segregated. Americans of different races work together, play together, study together and entertain eachother. But seldom do they pray and worship together.” ~ David R. Williams “A great many black Americans view their white fellow citizens with anger. And a great many white […]
Colorblind. Post- racial. It seems that most of us can’t see it or say it. Or, we cannot un-see people and not say things without the paradigm of race. It is what we know and how we’ve always known each other. We don’t want to rock the boat or as I would suggest, get of […]
I remain flabbergasted by the fact that race determines so much of our lives, that we have given it so much meaning, that we have given it so much of our meaning. The social coloring of skin tells us who we are, what we can do and what we mean. But, not only that. Race […]
“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. […]