Faith seeking understanding– without race
Last week, we moved into a new apartment. It is open concept with nice upgrades but the heat of August and the energy drain of moving could have taken away the shine of the new appliances. In hindsight, perhaps, it was heat exhaustion. I probably should have drank more water and rested a bit. But, […]
Read More“Hi. I’m white. You’re black. Let’s be friends.” This kind of introduction is too simple and superficial. It’s also not realistic. Relationships that begin or are connected to one’s racial identity will ultimately lack true feeling and are not rooted in reality but stuck in social temperatures that could go up or down, depending on […]
Read MoreCaged. That’s what I feel like when I begin to talk about life lived according to race. My voice even starts to constrict and my palms start to sweat. Sure, I can move but only so far and I can see and be seen but my vantage point is very limited. My world is shaped […]
Read MoreIf we love persons according to race, if our love is racially prescribed and motivated, a love that is demonstrated according to the social coloring of skin, then we do not love as God loves. We do not love with the love of Christ. I would go so far as to say that we do […]
Read More“So, what are you?” This is one of the most absurd and honestly, useless questions that I have ever heard asked while in conversation. The person posing the question has looked at you and is unable to determine your “race” based on your physical characteristics and subsequently, your economic class and social worth. In a matter […]
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The Raceless Gospel 