by Starlette Thomas | Aug 18, 2025 | Opinion
Preaching is resurrection practice. It’s an odd rehearsal. The preacher’s robe is from the grave clothes section of liturgical garments. One foot in front of the other, we, preachers, are led to the pulpit “like a sheep led to the slaughter,” sometimes foolishly...
by Starlette Thomas | Aug 11, 2025 | Opinion
Eugenic and nationalist imaginaries are retelling the same old stories of a favored “race” with God-given superiority and the church’s blessing to steal land predestined to be colonized. It’s a “Master Narrative” set, the Doctrine of Discovery, Manifest Destiny, and...
by Starlette Thomas | Aug 4, 2025 | Opinion
President Donald Trump recently dodged a Jeffrey Epstein question by attacking former President Barack Obama, accusing him of treason. His latest attempt to deflect suggests Obama still lives rent-free in his head, which made me tilt mine. Trump: “And except for the...
by Starlette Thomas | Jul 28, 2025 | Opinion
William Anthony McNeil Jr. recently released a video of his February 19th arrest, which began when he was pulled over for not having his headlights on during “inclement weather” and for a seatbelt violation in Jacksonville, Florida. When McNeil questioned why he was...
by Starlette Thomas | Jul 23, 2025 | Opinion
Like 44 million other viewers, I watched The Cosby Show on Thursday nights. Though it aired from 1984 to 1992, I rewatched episodes of the sitcom just last week. Malcolm-Jamal Warner played the only son in a family of five children. His sisters were played by Sabrina...
