Faith seeking understanding– without race
Naming is an essential task when telling a story as it allows us to examine behavior, motivations, character traits, historical significance and to make personal connections for healing and growth. It allows us to connect the dots and to point out patterns. Properly identifying persons, naming the problems and putting our finger on our reality is paramount. However, it is not […]
Read MoreThere 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 […]
Read MoreI don’t like race. I think that this is obvious by now. But, what I cannot understand is why so many people do, why they choose to accept it despite all of its bad words and behavior, why we give it so much power and allow it to tell us who we and others are […]
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The Raceless Gospel 