Faith seeking understanding– without race
I am not searching for myself. I certainly will not find her in a crayon box. I did not wait my entire life to discover that I am a color. The creation narrative recorded in Genesis is much more meaningful, spiritual and tells me that God breathed into the first human being and he became […]
Read MoreRecently, I have been considering the meaning of belief as it relates to the Christian faith. My readings and writings have been led by this desire to understand more fully what I mean and in turn, what others are saying when we confess, “I believe.” For the past couple of months, I have led a […]
Read MoreThere are those we describe as fashion- forward. They don’t wear what is popular but determine the trend and set the tone for a season or years to come. They are ahead of their time, wearing what will become fashionable. They open our eyes to the possibility to what we can wear and look like. […]
Read More“…as it is written, ‘I have made you the father of many nations’)– in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist.” ~ Romans 4.17, NRSV Paul is writing about Abraham, the father of our faith and likewise, […]
Read MoreI’ve done a lot of reading on race and its progeny, on the effects of our hatreds, on the traditions of prejudice. As a child, it began as an interest, a hobby. I was naturally drawn to things that were race- related. Not dolls, miniature kitchen sets or even sports but books, movies, pictures that […]
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The Raceless Gospel 