Tag: post- racial Christian

There is not one race

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“From one ancestor he made all nations to inhabit the whole earth…” ~ The Acts of the Apostles 17.26, NRSV “There is only one race: the human race.”  The thought has been attributed to several people so I deduce that the author is unknown (at least to me).  Still, the sentiment is repeated for reasons […]

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If we are to be post- racial

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“For he is our peace; in his flesh he has made both groups into one and has broken down the dividing wall, that is, the hostility between us.” ~ Ephesians 2.14, NRSV There are those who say that it is impossible to put race behind us, that there is “No Such Place as ‘Post- Racial’ […]

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Speaking Post- Racially

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Christians believe in a God who speaks.  But, God does not repeat what has been said.  God speaks new things because God does new things.  In like manner, God does not repeat people; none of us are a copy of another and despite society’s attempts to collect and categorize us because we “look alike,” none […]

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