Over the past several months, I've shared about how difficult work has been. I would be lying if I said all that's happened wasn't upsetting—because it is—but even so, God has been meeting me and challenging me in the midst of it. This is some of what I'm chewing on at the moment. My Job … Continue reading Faith When Your Job Is On The Line
For Halloween two years ago I dressed up as the token black friend. I double checked the party invitation list to make sure no other black people were going (it was a formality, I pretty much knew I'd be the only one) and then wore whatever normal clothes I wanted as my costume. Easy. To help … Continue reading Whatever You Do, Don’t Make a Black Friend
Last night my small group discussed why the opening of salvation to the Gentiles by faith would have bothered the Israelites. Why was it a stumbling block that it should come that way? And how am I like the Israelites in the story? "But the people of Israel, who pursued the law as the way … Continue reading A Stone That Causes People to Stumble
The other day, my friend texted me to ask how I was doing after a jarring exchange I had last week with a Chinese DVD seller on the bus that I had shared on social media. Just ran into my favorite Chinese DVD seller on the bus. I moved to stand across from her and … Continue reading Afraid It Will Break Me
First things first: I did not make this list. I surveyed my white racially-conscious, Latino, and black friends for resources that had helped them understand racial justice issues and compiled their results along with a few recommendations of my own. I was, however, happy to provide suggestions for how to get started with the list at … Continue reading “I Want to Know More”: Resources on black history, culture, and racial justice
Ask the “average American” about race relations and they go straight to economically depressed black people, black crime and out-of-wedlock childbirth. This exercise in free association reveals that negative stereotypes about blacks are the most dominant and readily available (versus, say, the myth of the model minority for Asian-Americans) and that either the concept of "relations"—implying the … Continue reading Race Relations and the False Immunity of Black Achievement
Feet Cry Mercy 