Tag: pre- racial identity

Happy 5th Anniversary!

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So, I don’t have roses or a card.  I did not make dinner reservations or write a special song.  But, what I can promise you is my continual commitment to conversations about race.  I love to talk about race.  It is never impolite to bring it up in my company. I began this journey because […]

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Who came first- people or race?

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Unlike the chicken or the egg analogy, human beings and the social construct of race are not inseparable.  Humans did not come from race but race did come from humans, a product of Enlightenment thinking.  Race was not “in the beginning” with God but is with us now because we created it.  We came first […]

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Before you were formed

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“Before I formed you  in the womb I knew you…” ~ Jeremiah 1.5, NRSV I had a rigorous and thought- provoking conversation with a friend and mentor in ministry yesterday.  Over a couple of Peruvian dishes, we debated our positions on race.  But, after awhile, I decided to just listen and when I did, I […]

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Race Is Not Enough

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I am more than what the eyes can see or what they tell you I am or will be.  I am not just flesh and bone but soul and spirit, not tied to earth but bound for heaven.  I don’t just walk. More than this flesh and its members.  I have more than feet, wings […]

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