The Reconciling Race Series: What Does Race Reconcile? (Pt. 3)

“Make allowance for each other’s faults and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.” ~Colossians 3:13 Sadly, even for believers, forgiveness is a touchy topic when it comes to race. It seems that the act is almost impossible in cases of systemic and historic injustice.  Because the acts […]

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The Reconciling Race Series: What Does Race Reconcile?

“From now on then, we do not know anyone in a purely human way. Even if we have known Christ in a purely human way, yet now we no longer know him like that. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation; old things have passed away and look, new things have […]

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Taking off the Armor of Race

“Put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.” ~ Ephesians 6.11 In Paul’s letter to the church at Ephesus, he pens a most striking image of spiritual warfare and the necessary protection needed to survive the attacks of our spiritual adversary. Described as […]

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Drill Exercise #1

Today marks the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11th. Like many Americans, I began the day listening to the reading of the names of those who lost their lives on that dreadful day. I observed the impact of each plane crash with a moment of silence. And for that moment, I was […]

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Out of Order

Our skin was made for us.  We were not made for our skin.  Consequently, it is not our skin that must change but our additional uses for it.  Skin was not added to us to shape, determine or influence our identity.  Its social coloring does not say who we are or who we will be. […]

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