For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
I have ordered nearly forty new books for the new year. Half are on race and the other half focus on the spiritual life and Christian community. Along with you, they are my conversation partners. I feel that no one wants to talk about race as much as I do, at least not in the […]
Read MoreWe need new words. I need new words, ones that roll off my tongue. The colored ones get caught in my throat. New being in Jesus Christ, these racialized ones don’t work for me. They didn’t go down easily. They didn’t stick to me. I cannot make them a part of me, just take […]
Read More“She is so comfortable in her own skin.” It is an idiom used to describe persons who are confident and have a clear understanding of self and abilities, especially when interacting with other persons. They are comfortable with being who they are. While it is a familiar expression, I find it a strange one. It suggests […]
Read More“His (Jesus’) life must mean the death of race in us.” | Brian Bantum, The Death of Race: Building a New Christianity in a Racial World It’s not hard. Letting go of race is not difficult. I know that it is not something that we would consider and that you didn’t ask for assistance with. […]
Read MoreOur reconciler, Christ is the middle man. Our sacrifice, his body brings us together. Jesus shortens the distance between us and God. He paves the way, makes the way, clearing up any confusion about the way that we should go. His cross is our signpost. His hands pinned to a cross say, “This way. This […]
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The Raceless Gospel 