Racial Reconciliation
Dear Church, Wash Your Face
On March 8th, the world celebrated International Women’s Day. It’s a day in Women’s History Month that recognizes the incredible contributions achieved and accomplished by women, overcoming the systemic prejudices…
Read MoreDear Church, Be Love and Do Good
Dear Church, February has two popular community activity themes of national interests and benefit, Saint Valentine’s Day and Black History Month. Both themes promote acts of love and thoughts of…
Read MoreDear Church, It’s Time to Overturn Tables
Dear Church, Anger. It is something that we don’t talk about much. We have categorized anger as a sin; however, the emotion of anger is not a sin. According to…
Read MoreDear Church, Follow Christ and Not the World
Dear Church, In February of 2017, I traveled to Colorado Springs to take part of a prayer event and to spend some time with friends. During a down moment we…
Read MoreDear Church, I Am A Racist
Dear Church, In August 2011, I read my first Dr. Martin Luther King book, Strength to Love. This book would be a turning point in my life, not so much…
Read MoreDear Church, pray for graceful solutions for our wicked problems
Dear Church, I am so honored to be here with you, readers and authors alike. I resonate with so much of what has been shared in this blog space. The…
Read MoreDear Church, God’s Children Need More
Dear Church, As a Christian and an educator in New Orleans Public Schools, I recognize the need for God’s children to have backpacks and school supplies, but we may be…
Read MoreDear Church, Refuse to be in Denial
Dear Church, I write to you to admit that I am a recovering racist, working to overcome the lies ingrained in me by white supremacy and a racialized society. I…
Read MoreDear Church, Music Can Bridge the Divide
Dear Church, In 1979, President Jimmy Carter declared June, Black Music Month. Later in 2009, President Obama renamed it African-American Music Appreciation Month. This month was created to celebrate the…
Read MoreDear Church, Lest We Forget Our Need for Repentance
Dear Church, Where does reconciliation start in America and are we even ready? Where does the church fit in? I think it’s important to try to understand the rich and…
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