Faith seeking understanding– without race
I wonder when we will put the two together– race and racism. Theirs is a partnership; the two go hand- in- hand as you cannot have one without the other. In fact, one cannot function without the other. Racism is not the problem. Racism is the way that the system of race works. Racism is […]
Read MoreDuring this season of Advent, we remember and celebrate the coming of Jesus Christ, of divine feet on earth, of God with us. Still, I can’t help but wonder what the world is coming to. The recent death of Laquan McDonald still has my mind reeling. What is happening to us? What is happening to my […]
Read More“Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart. He said, ‘In a certain city, there was a judge who neither feared God nor had respect for people. In that city, there was a widow who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Grant me justice against my […]
Read MoreMy family and I were out at a local Chipotle restaurant and I saw a European American police officer standing in line. I had the unction to hug a police officer last week while standing in line at Panera Bread. I questioned myself and his potential reaction. While I was questioning the impulse, he walked […]
Read MoreThe Christian Century initiates a conversation for pastors of predominately “white” congregations to talk about racial violence in general and Ferguson specifically in an article titled “How pastors talk about Ferguson.” C. Browning Helsel offers “A Word to the Whites: Preaching about Racism in White Congregations,” challenging those who identify as socially colored white to consider […]
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