Category Archives: Faith
When I was young, I lived in my head. I read stories and wrote myself into them. I was Fiver’s confidante in Watership Down. I walked with Julie of the Wolves through the frozen tundra. As I became older, my worlds expanded: I was an orphaned empath in Star Trek. I was friends with John … Continue reading Fantasy is My Gateway from Depression to Hope
White Christians, Individual Acts of Love Isn’t Enough to Solve Racism
This proposed solution is based on the notion that racism is primarily about individual acts of hatred. It is part of the American obsession with individualism, an obsession that many forms of Christianity in America share: “if we only faithfully preach God’s love for everyone and get as many individuals as possible to accept it, … Continue reading White Christians, Individual Acts of Love Isn’t Enough to Solve Racism
Urging Some “Grasshopper Thinking” For People Of Color As America Reopens
“How do you go to work everyday when that means you have to protect patrons from a disease that they aren’t doing anything to protect you from.” – Kiese Laymon, Navigating The Nightmare: Under The Blacklight, Episode #9, African American Policy Forum “…And they spread among the Israelites a bad report about the land they … Continue reading Urging Some “Grasshopper Thinking” For People Of Color As America Reopens
Black Hair & This Coronavirus Are Making Me Exhausted
“I miss my hairdresser!” This was my thought as I pulled out my shampoo and conditioner. So many aspects of my life have changed in response to the Coronavirus. As I washed my hair, I thought about the fact that there are so many things that we do differently, and so many new things that … Continue reading Black Hair & This Coronavirus Are Making Me Exhausted
Our Closed Churches Will Not “Forsake the Assembly”
I came up in a Black Church where there were few things as repulsive as “forsaking the assembly,” a practice derived from Hebrews 10:25. It did not matter if you were sick or dying, when Sunday came around or the doors of the church opened, you entered. I remember my mom, an educator who often … Continue reading Our Closed Churches Will Not “Forsake the Assembly”
The Body of Christ Includes Fat People
I made a profession of faith at a summer camp when I was sixteen years old. I wanted to get baptized right then and there, in the pool on the campus of Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, where the Student Life camp was happening. My motivation to move quickly had little to do with … Continue reading The Body of Christ Includes Fat People