by Starlette Thomas | Jul 10, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
Editor’s Note: The following appears in the July/August issue of Nurturing Faith Journal. “Jesus loves the little children. All the children of the world. Red and yellow, black, and white. They’re all precious in his sight. Jesus loves the little children of the...
by Starlette Thomas | Nov 27, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
No bars, no numbers and no orange jumpsuits, still the world is full of captives. People confined to points of view and poor interpretations of identity, membership and belonging. We are either in or out. In a hyper-politicized America, there are only Democrats,...
by Starlette Thomas | Nov 13, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
I preach the raceless gospel now, but initially, I didn’t even want to preach. While in seminary, I told God that I wasn’t interested in being a clergyperson and I certainly would not pastor. Conflict-averse, I wasn’t up for the fight. I told God where I would serve...
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 | Sep 13, 2021 | Opinion, The Raceless Gospel Initiative
I trust God but I have my doubts about the North American Church. Worse still, its response to my lack of faith in the institution troubles me. The reflex is to protect the institution and not the sheep. It is not that church leaders and lay people are not aware of...
