Does Race Still Matter?

The other day a friend asked me whether I thought that issues of race and ethnicity need to be addressed in the church. I firmly answered yes. This is a legacy that is hard to see due to our own interests and desires. To those who are affected the most by the issue of race [...]

Let’s Talk Worship: Hype vs. Heart

We have been going through a series at church on the Life of David: Living a Dangerously Passionate Life. Last week’s sermon was on the topic of David the worshipper and worshipping without limits. The question asked was when it comes to worship how far is too far? Does God place a limit to our [...]

Am I too hard on black people???

I just had a long FB debate/discussion concerning my last blog post. One of the things that was brought up was that I was singling out African Americans in the Eddie Long situation as the only ones who are too lenient with their leaders. It is painfully obvious that there are fallen leaders in the [...]

Black People are Too Nice…and Eddie Long Knows It!!!

I have been busy with a crazy spring quarter but well…I had to say something. I am sure you are aware of the Eddie Long fiasco and his $25 million out of court settlement. Guilty. Obviously. The thing is I was sitting and thinking about how leaders keep falling in the Christian community and especially [...]

What does it mean to be black? pt 1

Black History Month is almost over but Black History continues on. I want to talk about what it means to be black? Cornel West in his seminal work Prophesy Deliverance outlines four responses by African Americans to white supremacy. They are the exceptionalist tradition, the assimilationist tradition, the marginalist tradition, and the humanist tradition. The [...]

Scapegoating….

Scapegoating is on the rise these days. I believe we all have a need to find someone or something to blame. This is not anything new. It has been done to my people for years. Once we were emancipated from slavery, the embittered Southern poor blamed African Americans for all of their problems and they [...]

Why I am still part of the black church

Yes I said it. I am still a part of the black church. But first I want to clarify what that means. I do not mean the black church in a local church sense but the black church in a philosophical/ideological sense. The black church was started as a way to affirm the culture and [...]