For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
“Looking to Jesus the author and finisher (KJV)/ the pioneer and perfecter of our faith who for the sake of the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame and has taken a seat at the right hand of the throne of God.” ~ Hebrews 12.2, NRSV Some say, “Change is […]
Read MoreWho told you that you were socially colored black/ white/ red/ yellow/ brown/ beige? Sure, you looked in the mirror and saw that the pigment of your skin had a ‘color.’ But, who told you that it was this color or that? Who gave you its meaning? Who told you that it was better or […]
Read MoreThe root of the word question is the word quest, which is defined as “the long and arduous search for something.” In my questioning of the social construct of race, what am I hoping to find? I am hoping to discover more of myself, to go deeper into the spiritual reality that is me, to see […]
Read MoreI’ve had problems with race and its socially constructed identities for a long time. While studying the origin and purposes of race, my finger pointing turned away from people, realizing that we are its victims. Ironically, we’ve empowered race through science and sacred Scripture. Now, it disempowers us. We created a lie and know it […]
Read More“To put an end to something is an act of faith not an act of disloyalty.” Trish Miller, the new Mid- Atlantic Cooperative Baptist Fellowship coordinator, said these words over a lunch meeting with other CBF pastors. Her words were unexpected. What was a regular conversation about denominational life became what Eugene Peterson calls “a […]
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The Raceless Gospel 