by Starlette Thomas | Jan 23, 2023 | Opinion
Race is not a biological difference but one crafted for the purposes of colonialism. That’s a key assertion in Becoming Human: The Holy Spirit and the Rhetoric of Race, the latest book by Luke Powery, the dean of Duke University Chapel and associate professor of...
by Starlette Thomas | Jan 17, 2023 | Opinion
January 17 is the National Day of Racial Healing. It is part of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation effort, a national endeavor that is community-based and hopes to bring about transformational change. The W.K. Kellogg...
by Starlette Thomas | Jan 13, 2023 | Opinion
There is a reason why Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday sticks out each year. Long before all the states finally agreed to make it a national holiday, King’s work and witness was celebrated because he was a “transformed nonconformist.” King didn’t simply talk about...
by Starlette Thomas | Jan 9, 2023 | Opinion
America has a long history of attacking itself. Not a new problem, Jesus spoke of a kingdom divided against itself. The final report from the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 insurrection has been released after an 18-month investigation into former...
by Starlette Thomas | Jan 3, 2023 | Opinion
Don’t make another New Year’s resolution. Instead, resolve to build a new world. “Raise your words, not your voice,” Rumi said. It will be otherworldly words that will take us higher and well above the fray. There are a lot of words to choose from. I would implore you...
