A New Revised Serenity Prayer
God, grant me the serenity to accept that people are not the same, Courage to change my perspective and to challenge my prejudices, And the wisdom to celebrate our differences. Amen.
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Not Worth Much
Yesterday, I shared a message with the congregation titled, “Costly Obedience.” Unpacking the well- known hymn recorded in Philippians 2.5-11, I invited listeners to consider again the price that Christ paid for our sins. It was a costly obedience because he was obedient to the point of death– not obedient for personal gain, not agreeable […]
Read MoreNot Your Average Identity
During this season of Lent, a kind of forty- day challenge for some believers, I have been reflecting on surrender and what we mean when we say, “I give up.” In the practice of our faith, according to the terms and conditions of our discipleship, giving up is a good thing. Dare I say, it is […]
Read MoreLoosen Up
I feel the need to say again and again that you are not made up of a color, that you cannot be summed up by your skin. There is more to you and this is a lesser part. Of all that God is created on your body, still we focus on the layer that covers […]
Read MoreApproximately Ten Power Thoughts For Living Without Race
I think about race and its absence in the presence of our humanity every day. I pray for wisdom and ways to communicate the absolute certainty that God did not create us to be judged by the social coloring of our skin. I have heard this message loud and clear from God. Now, I cannot […]
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The Raceless Gospel 