Racial Eliminativism

February 6, 2015.Reading time 2 minutes.

Racial eliminativism. Try saying that three times fast. This tongue twister is not the work of our beloved Dr. Seuss but scholars like K. Anthony Appiah, Lawrence Blum, J. Angelo Corlett, Ashley Montagu and Naomi Zack. I hope to be added to this list and here’s why. Racial eliminativists believe in the elimination of race. […]

Begin with the end in mind

January 25, 2015.Reading time 5 minutes.

“From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view; even though we once knew Christ from a human point of view, we know him no longer in that way. So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! […]

Who does race say that I am?

January 22, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

Race has a lot to say about you and me, “us” and “them.” This social construct tells us who we are and will be, where to go and where we are not welcome, whether we are in or out, center or margin. Race tells us where we belong and when. A director of our society, […]

And be a Christian

January 9, 2015.Reading time 1 minute.

I am still surprised when I attend conferences with other Christians and the gathering is multicultural that the social construct of race still dictates our behavior, that believers of the God who “so loved the world” self- segregate though we have come together for a common purpose and goal for the same Lord in service […]

Sticks and Stones: What race will never hurt

January 7, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

There is a childhood chant, a buffer against bullies that I was taught as a child: “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.” The words came to mind yesterday but they had changed a little: “Sticks and stones may break my bones but race will never hurt me.” To […]

The Raceless Gospel

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