It seems that we are not satisfied with our humanity, that there is always a need to be something more than human, super human, a special set of humans. In our quest, we often attempt to reduce the value and visibility of others. Because we cannot be more human unless we make others less human. We […]
“The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers…” ~ Ephesians 4.11, NRSV Unfortunately, most of us treat the social coloring of skin, the shape of our noses the texture of our hair as a gift from God. However, we believe that some not all social […]
“Do not covet your neighbor’s house. Do not covet your neighbor’s wife, his male or female slave, his ox or donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor.” ~ Exodus 20.17, HCSB “All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, […]