“Where is your brother?” The question hung in the air as the blood of the world’s first murder victim was still on the hands of the world’s first murderer. In response to God’s query, Cain deflected and tried to absolve … Continue reading My Brother’s Keeper?
This month’s theme encourages us to meditate on the birth of Jesus. As we consider the circumstances of the birth of Jesus, we are beckoned to contemplate how the birth of this Brown skinned Jewish child challenges us to embrace … Continue reading No room at the Inn?
In November of 1984, horror fans were treated to the first of what would become a 9-film series entitled, “A Nightmare on Elm Street.” Audiences had already been frightened by Jason in, “Friday the 13th,” and terrified by Michael Myers … Continue reading The GRT Nightmare: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid
“Don’t walk alone, don’t stand alone, don’t go anywhere by yourself. It was a cryptic warning.” I wasn’t sure if the person on the other end of the phone was trying to be helpful or if they intended to scare … Continue reading The Revolution Televised
I am a brown immigrant from South America with a Spanish accent when I speak English. I am “liberal” by the political definition this country assigns to my life ethos, and, if you ask some conservative folks, I am here … Continue reading The Great Replacement Theory, The Green Eyed Monster of the Resentful
Supremacy is often masked as patriotism then slapped with the label Christian. No clearer is this seen than in the Great Replacement Theory (GRT), a “dark and extreme ideology” which essentially says that nonwhites are replacing white people and white … Continue reading Theological Consequences of GRT
COLORADO SPRINGS – The crisp, rainy day did not deter the 25 or so people hurrying inside Midtown Barbershop, but only a few wanted haircuts. It was September 10th, National Suicide Prevention Day 2022, and in this Black neighborhood, the … Continue reading Where Can Black Men Receive Mental Health Support? At Their Local Barbershop
Besides our indigenous population, we are a nation of immigrants; some were forced others came voluntarily looking for better opportunities. When the pilgrims fled England due to religious persecution, they arrived in what is now known as the Americas. There … Continue reading The Games That European Americans Play
Voting is an individual act for the collective good. We have a sacred responsibility to vote. But it is not just in the booth every two years that we vote. We have a responsibility to serve “the least of these,” … Continue reading 24-7, 365 We Vote
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