by Starlette Thomas | Dec 11, 2023 | Feature, Opinion, The Raceless Gospel Initiative
I came to the Christian faith by way of the Holiness Pentecostal tradition. Holiness or hell, some would say it was an easy decision. But these days, the North American church makes me look sideways at my religious experience. They kept us in church all day with...
by Starlette Thomas | Dec 4, 2023 | Feature, Opinion, The Raceless Gospel Initiative
“I hate you.” Three words that we do not expect to hear from a Christian and certainly not in church, which is why we use other words to cover them up. Because it doesn’t sound good. It’s not a good look for those who profess to be in relationship with the God of...
by Starlette Thomas | Dec 1, 2023 | Feature, Opinion, The Raceless Gospel Initiative
“Your ‘Kin-dom’ Come” moves listeners from a Sunday morning prayer to a practice of relating that says we are ready—not just for Jesus, but for each other. Gathered around the story of Jesus’ birth, the Advent series from The Raceless Gospel podcast invites listeners...
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...
