Another Way, Another World? You have the words for it

April 6, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

Christians claim a God who, by the Genesis account, is a Wordsmith, who speaks an entire world into existence. Ex nihilo, out of nothing, the Divine tongue creates words that create worlds and ways of being for humans, animals, sea creatures and flying things. God seemingly has a word for everyone and everything. Christians often […]

It’s all in the flesh

March 7, 2021.Reading time 7 minutes.

“There are white people and then, there are people of color.” I’ve heard this story before and I know how it ends. Spoiler alert. The color white is supreme, comes out on top, saves the day, the planet, the universe, the damsel in distress, the heathen, the barbarian, the baby and the bath water. The […]

A Confession: God’s Power

January 16, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

God’s power is not white. God’s power is not black. God’s power is not beige. God’s power is not brown. God’s power is not red. God’s power is not yellow. God’s power is God’s power.

Separate: A Confession

December 15, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

“In politics, being deceived is no excuse.” | Leszek Kolakowski As a Christ follower, I separate myself from doctrines and historical disputes that divide me down the middle.As a person of the Way, we go our separate ways. As a Christ follower, I separate myself from the darkness and all its deeds.As a person of […]

Say it again

December 29, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

I have ordered nearly forty new books for the new year. Half are on race and the other half focus on the spiritual life and Christian community. Along with you, they are my conversation partners. I feel that no one wants to talk about race as much as I do, at least not in the […]

The Raceless Gospel

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