Faith seeking understanding– without race
“Cross my heart and hope to die. Stick a needle in my eye.” Our promises use to mean something. As children, we took our commitment– no matter how trivial or time- sensitive– seriously. We meant what we said with our little mouths about a rumor we had heard or the score of last night’s game. […]
Read MoreWhile I write on a variety of subjects and interests, recently, I have narrowed my theological focus to community. I have been walking with several words and ideas for years now. They have only had a place in my head though talking it out on paper has been my practice. Honestly, I am waiting for […]
Read MoreThe ministry of reconciliation is not one for which our hands go up easily or quickly. There seems always to be a shortage of willing participants. We are not standing in line to talk about the hurts and wounds, to have hard conversations, to pick away at our stony hearts. And finding leaders is just […]
Read More“As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again an again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate […]
Read More“He (Jesus) is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.” ~ Colossians 1.15, NRSV Named for the fictional character in George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty- Four, the CBS reality television show “Big Brother” is now under surveillance after comments from cast members spark discussions on social media on white privilege and overt […]
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The Raceless Gospel 