The Miracle of the Raceless Life

Sometimes, the hardest thing to do is believe. After being victimized by racism, prejudice or stereotypes, it is hard to imagine a world where this could not happen again and again. But during this Holy Week, I am reminded of the power of love, Christ’s love and I believe that we “can do all thing […]

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Race Cannot Save Us

“Very truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs in by another way is a thief and a bandit. 2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.  3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep hear his voice. […]

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Living Scarcely: Race and Christ’s Abundant Life

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.” ~Jesus Christ, John 10.10, New Revised Standard Version “A thief is only there to steal and kill and destroy. I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than […]

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Race Made Me Do It: How Race Makes Us Unconscious

We believe that we are born into race and behave as if we are preprogrammed by it, predisposed to being racially motivated. We wouldn’t hate or stereotype or segregate or kill if the person had not been black/ white/ red/ yellow/ brown/ beige. If they had only been different, if they had only been the […]

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God and Race: Wavering Between Two Opinions

“So Ahab sent to all the Israelites, and assembled the prophets at Mount Carmel. Elijah then came near to all the people, and said, ‘How long will you go on limping with two different opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but Baal, then follow him.’” ~ I Kings 18.20-21, New Revised Standard Version […]

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