Faith seeking understanding– without race
I don’t like the social coloring of your skin. I don’t like the way that it makes me feel. Why are you not like me? I don’t like your hair. I don’t know what I would do with it. I can’t put my finger on it. Can I touch it? I don’t like your eyes; […]
Read MoreMore than remembering his name or his birthdate, each year I am challenged to remember the dream of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. To be sure, it is God’s dream for humanity (Second Corinthians 5.11-21). Prophet and pastor, Dr. King is unmatched in his challenge to America’s citizens to be reconciled to one another. Echoing […]
Read More“I had a change of heart.” We’ve all heard or said these words before. It is a changing of our disposition, our perspective on a situation or person. It has happened over time, a fews days, weeks, months or even years. The changing of one’s heart does take time. And a change of heart is […]
Read MoreThe news reporting is the same. Same angles, views and I suspect that is the same pencil used to sketch and draw the same conclusions. The words used to describe race relations remains unchanged: allies and hate mongers, race cards and race baiting, tolerance, forgiveness and reconciliation. We reach conclusions that are the same as before. […]
Read More“History is made by those who break the rules.” ~ An author unknown If you want to get me fired up, just start talking about how helpless we are in terms of race. If you want to get me energized, just start telling me what I can’t do because of racism, prejudice and stereotypes. Start […]
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The Raceless Gospel 