by Starlette Thomas | Jun 20, 2022 | Opinion|The Raceless Gospel Initiative
America is celebrating Juneteenth as a federal holiday for the second year. Celebrated on June 19 each year by African Americans and considered the community’s Independence Day, the day is set aside to celebrate the end of slavery in the U.S. The oldest known...
by Starlette Thomas | Apr 25, 2022 | Opinion|The Raceless Gospel Initiative
A faith that cannot be questioned cannot claim to have all the answers. For too long, Christian believers have used their personal relationship with the all-knowing God as proof of their intellectual supremacy while telling new converts to simply believe. But when it...
by Starlette Thomas | Mar 21, 2022 | Opinion|The Raceless Gospel Initiative
Oh, look! It’s a suffering series. For the past couple of weeks (see here and here), I have focused on the body of Christ, his suffering and our own. Because when it comes to those experiencing poverty, the church in North America’s body language is sending mixed...
by Starlette Thomas | Jan 24, 2022 | Opinion|The Raceless Gospel Initiative
The church in North America is not being attacked. It’s being evaluated. It is not being persecuted. It’s being interrogated. Known for pointing a judgmental finger, people are pointing out the church’s hypocrisy. Because they are working out their salvation from the...
by Starlette Thomas | Jan 10, 2022 | Opinion|The Raceless Gospel Initiative
The church in North America is experiencing a crisis of meaning. What the religious institution meant for previous generations and the role that sacred spaces play in community has changed. No longer the center of the community or our lives due to overcrowded...
by Starlette Thomas | Dec 27, 2021 | Opinion|The Raceless Gospel Initiative
“The sky is falling!” Plan for when worst comes to worst. The world has been ending for nearly my entire life. What keeps me from living as if my hair is on fire or finding shelter under a rock are words. Good faith words have moved me to a deeper sense of human being...
