by Starlette Thomas | Jan 5, 2026 | Opinion, Opinion|The Raceless Gospel Initiative
To whom do I address the message of the Raceless Gospel? No one in particular. I don’t have a target audience as this proclamation is for a world yet to be. I know as much as I tell you. I am given one line at a time. Hook, line and sinker, I took the bait for a...
by Starlette Thomas | Sep 3, 2025 | News, Opinion|The Raceless Gospel Initiative
The Raceless Gospel podcast offers listeners a respite. “Stay Woke?” is an inquiry for the sleepy-headed who are tired of the narrative of white-body supremacy and refuse to give it any more energy. It’s not a nudge to the groggy, but an expression of deep awareness....
by Starlette Thomas | Oct 17, 2022 | Opinion|The Raceless Gospel Initiative
Following Jesus can result in you getting kicked out of a church. It’s an experience that both Clarence Jordan and I have in common. Ironically, American discipleship doesn’t come with that warning or many examples. I would offer more details of my experience with a...
by Starlette Thomas | Aug 22, 2022 | Opinion|The Raceless Gospel Initiative
Baptism offers a radical theology of liberation. A reenactment of Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection, it is an entry point into Christian faith and an exit strategy from the hierarchical and power-driven identities of race, class and gender. Baptism is a process of...
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...
