BIPOC individuals had a challenging existence throughout our history. They have been victims of lynchings, voter suppression, and racial prejudice. The Jim Crow Era promoting segregation did not improve the lives of African Americans. They were treated less than human during … Continue reading Love Will Bring Hope
Following Bacon’s Rebellion (1676-1677), a strategy was put into place to prevent any future uprisings which might threaten the wealth and power of the “white male elite.” A major part of that strategy was to separate people by skin color … Continue reading Power to the People
“If you only look at us, you might well miss the brightness. We carry this precious Message around in the unadorned clay pots of our ordinary lives. That’s to prevent anyone from confusing God’s incomparable power with us. As it … Continue reading Beyond
The kingdom of God is a table— a global and eternal potluck, bountiful, pressed down, and overflowing with all the goodness of comfort food from a billion cultures, all prepared with scarred and loving hands. The compelling aroma of home … Continue reading What if the table unites us?
It’s amazing to think that people who are a part of the Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) community would say disparaging comments about others in the same community. Based on leaked recordings, we know that negative comments made by … Continue reading We are Stronger Together
As soon as Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’s tickets opened for sale, we bought them. My children had fallen in love with the mirrors they saw in the characters after the first movie: strong Black men and women of power and … Continue reading A Shared Past Should Unify Our Future
Jesus directly addressed in/outgroup behavior in Matthew 5: 44,47 he said, “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. . . .If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Aren’t even tax collectors doing that? And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Don’t even pagans do that?” Continue reading Who is in? Who is out?
“What do you think Jesus looks like?” asked the pastor who was leading the baptismal study. I said something like, “He has long hair and a beard and wears a robe.” The straightness of his hair was more or less … Continue reading White Pastor, Black Theology
As Franklin Delano Roosevelt observed about the people who lived through the Great Depression, “Thisgeneration of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny.” The truth is, given the historical events of thepast several years, we now do, too. The long shadow … Continue reading Finding Hope in Despair By Keri Leigh Merritt & Yohuru Williams
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