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 14, 2022 | Opinion, The Raceless Gospel Initiative
The Baptist World Alliance held its first hybrid annual gathering in Birmingham, Alabama, this week, taking on the issue of race as an institution. Not a theme or thread of the meeting, Christian believers gathered from around the world to talk about justice, but not...
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 28, 2022 | News, The Raceless Gospel Initiative
Say what you want about being a disciple of Jesus. Unfortunately, and far too frequently, the body language of some of his believers tells a story far different from his gospel. Season three of The Raceless Gospel podcast looks at the North American church’s body...
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...
