Faith seeking understanding– without race
You say, “Tomato”; I say, “Tomato.” We look, say and do things differently. This should come as no surprise. The diversity of the world is not a new reality or a new struggle within the Church in America or anywhere else. The early Church wrestled with its cultural identity and their identity in Christ. The […]
Read MoreWhy does the Church of the God “who so loved the world” struggle with embracing a multicultural, multiethnic community (John 3.16)? Why does the church of the Christ who commanded us to love our neighbors as we love ourselves and who commissioned us to “go and make disciples of all nations” often confine the good news of the […]
Read More“Coming together is the beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” ~ Henry Ford Too often, we believe that our ministry is successful because we had good attendance at our church, because we served a record number of neighbors at our church, because we our church is growing and maturing in Christ. But, […]
Read More“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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The Raceless Gospel 