Faith seeking understanding– without race
The most common question I get asked is, “How do you not see race?” Mystified, irritated, doubtful, persons look at me and wonder how does it happen. Or they think, “What world are you living in? Not the real one. Don’t you see what is happening?” I am treated like a madwoman. They shake their […]
Read MoreRace is not prescriptive. Race causes us to lose sight of each other quite literally. We are missing out on love, healing, relationship, truth… all because we cannot see each other. We speak as if race has always been, as if we will cease to exist, turn into dust, fade into oblivion if we stop […]
Read MoreLike you, I inherited the identity that comes with the social construct of race and also the burden of its life and history. Initially, I accepted it. I didn’t know of any other option or way of being so I learned about being black. I read books and watched documentaries on Black history. I took […]
Read MoreToday, I attended a briefing at the White House with sixty other Baptists from around the nation; afterwards, I attended a debriefing over a very late lunch; and after that, I attended a ministers meeting at the church where I currently serve. To say the least, it has been a long day but it’s been […]
Read More“Five times I received from the Jews forty lashes minus one. Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked. I have spent a night and a day in the depths of the sea. On frequent journeys, I have faced dangers from rivers, dangers from robbers, dangers from […]
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The Raceless Gospel 