Posts Tagged ‘Racial Reconciliation’
Dear Church, Listen Beyond Your Racial Identity
I remember being perplexed five years ago by images I saw on the news of civil unrest in Ferguson, MO following the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed…
Read MoreDear Church, We are called to be reconcilers
Dear Church, You don’t have to do racial reconciliation alone. There’s a whole community ready, willing, and waiting for you to lead us through healing from the deep wounds we…
Read MoreDear Church, Let’s Break Bread and Drink Wine
Dear Church, Like every good preacher’s kid, I was due a crisis of faith somewhere between my late-teens and early twenties. I would not say that my relationship with Jesus…
Read MoreDear Church, Serve Alongside Others
Dear Church, I want to sit here and talk about the ways I wish the Church would do better. I want to rattle off the ways I wish people…
Read MoreDear 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, 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…
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