I write all these things to make the point that, “Often the storm is in us, often the storm IS US!” We regularly perceive the storm to be external, however it is our own cultural/inner beliefs, anger, and fighting that cause the storm. It is our own self-defense, and aggression, and individualism, and militarism that leads us to believe the storm is an external one to fight. Continue reading The Storm Is Us!
Whether because of the sins of our spiritual fathers or our biological ones, we have inherited some benefits of ill-gotten gains . . . and the curses that go with them. Thus, it is the responsibility of white Christian leaders to engage in restoration and truth-telling because it is the church fathers who began and perpetuated the harm caused by the racist history of the Church, industry, and government in America. Continue reading How to Break Our Generational Curse
In fact, justice-seeking protests are collective expressions of grief and anger at the callousness of white America. Since European Americans assume grief is to be done in private, many totally twisted the expression of grief in the streets with old stereotypes used to marginalize the legitimate anger of Black folks. Continue reading Church Segregation: A White Supremacist Tradition
“We accept you as a person who needs us to help you and who can help us meet our diversity (image) goals, but don’t make us uncomfortable. . . Don’t expect to be deeply cared about by us, because we do not want to hear about, see, or learn about your life, your culture, or your experiences that differ from ours. We have our story (about you) and we are sticking to it. . . Continue reading Don’t Play This At Church
If we believe that children are created in the Image of God, then isn’t it imperative that we tend to their needs, no matter where they come from? Continue reading We Can Help
As I sit with my tissues, anti-biotic, vitamins, and hot tea trying to ride out this Covid diagnosis, my current unwellness puts a twist on what I was thinking for the article this month. Just as the pandemic has caused … Continue reading Strong Medicine
The American Dream is a big one, the problem is, the dream was never meant for everyone, so we’re going to have to do some dismantling of hurdles in order for it to be accessible to everyone. If one simply … Continue reading Pathways to healing the shattered dream
Last week I met with a young man from Kenya named Juma. He is a student at the University nearby. We met through his teacher. He requested to meet with me to help develop an app to aid people in … Continue reading Who Will Imagine With Me?
This fall as I watch the leaves from the large oak tree outside of my window turn and drop onto our deck, I anticipate the array of beautiful colors that are soon to come in the landscape across the water … Continue reading True Colors
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