Decolonizing Jesus? : Is this a joke? While I’m sure they mean well, I’m also sure that they are misguided at best. Lately, I have stumbled across multiple white folk posting about the need to decolonize Jesus. On it’s face, the sloganeering seems incredibly positive. I mean who wouldn’t want all of the isms purged from theological manifestations adopted as canonical by the western church. The problem is that the phrase ” Decolonize Jesus” will never get you there. ... Read more
“The shooting at a White Settlement church last Sunday that left two men dead has rocked communities of faith, leaving many to wonder how congregants can feel safe again in their places of worship. Fort Worth Police Chief Ed Kraus is asking officers who attend faith services to do what they can to add a sense of security by wearing their uniforms. Kraus took to Twitter late Friday to implore his officers belonging to a religion to wear... Read more
Nobody was really listening. Truth be told, most of the folks occupying the pews couldn’t hear even if they wanted to. Regardless, the preacher is going to preach. That’s what he gets paid to do. If you’d been there long enough, you knew everybody that could possibly come through the door. Even the most troubled souls had been there before. In the midst of such an environment, the church decided that guns were necessary to protect them from whatever demons they... Read more
I don’t own a gun…but if I did…I know that I would have shot myself by now. I guess that’s why I’ve never bought a gun. I’ve long wondered what has kept me hanging on through one period of mental destruction after another. Though medicine can keep them away for a time, I always know that they’re coming back. I always know that the pain will eventually take me. Hope dies last…and that is the only theological problem. ... Read more
Matthew 19:16-24 Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?” “Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.” “Which ones?” he inquired. Jesus replied, “‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, honor your father... Read more
November 27, 2019 Evolution to Revolution I’ve been engaging things I did not know that I would find. Such is the nature of the random to the prescribed. There were the sounds. There were the sights. There were the… Such is the nature of the random as opposed to the prescribed. I never wanted to walk the path that was laid before me. I wanted something different. I wanted something real. Surprises birth faith and faith... Read more
Thanksgiving… Feathers. Moccasins. War Paint. Battle Cries. Arrows. We only had to be quiet momentarily. Once we got done with the pilgrims, we could really let it rip. On the playground, we fought like our lives depended on it and enjoyed every minute of it. I thought nothing of it. Why would I? I was having a blast. Nobody told us that it was important to respect Native American cultures. I don’t think anybody cared. Time did what my teachers couldn’t. Slowly, knowledge... Read more
For the better part of a decade, I’ve given my life to the abolition of the death penalty. I’ve marched hundreds of miles. I’ve ministered to countless condemned souls. I’ve been arrested. I’ve served on boards. I’ve traveled widely. I’ve written books. I’ve given interviews. I’ve held press conferences. I’ve been on the cover of multiple publications. I’ve been featured on numerous programs. To be quite frank, you will find very few people who have done more for abolition in recent... Read more
Atatiana Jefferson 1990 – 2019 The young woman was murdered. The officer didn’t hesitate. I guess he thought he was going to be a hero. Such thoughts quickly turned to shit. I don’t know what that call was like. The phone rang. The phone wasn’t supposed ring. Maybe it wasn’t a call. Maybe the words came face to face. I can’t imagine. Life was dead. Nothing was ever going to be the same. Before... Read more
There were days of planning. Repeatedly, he went by The Party Venue to rehearse his entrance and his exit. Careful planning was the only way to make sure that things didn’t go sloppy. The gun was easy to acquire. When the night finally came, he got all of his equipment and headed for his target. Throughout the night, he hunted Kevin Berry, Jr. He needed him to get in just the right place. When he stepped on the right... Read more
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