by Starlette Thomas | Aug 15, 2022 | Opinion|The Raceless Gospel Initiative
“I need you to help me.” A European American woman said this to me while I was facilitating a dialogue on race and baptismal identity. It completely changed the conversation for me. Because conversations about race and its progeny are communal and deeply personal —...
by Starlette Thomas | Aug 8, 2022 | Opinion|The Raceless Gospel Initiative
It’s someone’s 200th birthday! But how do you celebrate an icon, an embodiment of freedom? The answer is, “All year long.” A nine-foot statue of the trailblazer was unveiled at the start of the year. Harriet Tubman – The Journey to Freedom sculpture by Wesley Wofford...
by Starlette Thomas | Aug 1, 2022 | Opinion|The Raceless Gospel Initiative
Before Christianity became a part of American industry, before persons had to assemble in a building to be identified as Christian and mass produced as members, Jesus’ followers were a body of believers. Members of each other, too many North American Christians aren’t...
by Starlette Thomas | Jul 27, 2022 | Opinion
“Sex, drugs and rock and roll,” or rap music and video games, or social media and single-parent households, the North American church has always known exactly who and what to blame when discussing the problem with young people. But there are those who would argue that...
by Starlette Thomas | Jul 25, 2022 | Opinion
President Joe Biden plans to run for re-election in 2024. But it is not what most Americans want, and they have their reasons. No separation from the state, the North American church finds itself in a similar position with older clergy leading aging congregations. The...
