In a previous post, I mentioned that I thought Obama's speech on "A More Perfect Union" was an attempt to elevate America's discussion on race. I still believe that is the case, but let me emphasize that it was an attempt that may prove futile if people of conscience and those who work for reconciliation … Continue reading When did the word "black" become a curse word?
Author: gkevinbaker
Sharing Resurrection Faith
>Many who read this blog know something about Reconciliation UMC where I pastor. For those who don't, you may read here about how we got started. In 1997, I was appointed with Rev. Larry Johnson to help found this new multiracial, multicultural congregation in Durham, NC. Since that time, Larry has moved on to become … Continue reading Sharing Resurrection Faith
Good Friday Meditation: The Sixth and Last Words
>The readings for many Tenebrae services come from Gospel of John. They are John’s testimony about the final hours of Jesus’ life. Yet on Good Friday, there is also a tradition of listening to all the Gospel accounts of Jesus’ death. We know this tradition as the service of the Seven Last Words. Seven words … Continue reading Good Friday Meditation: The Sixth and Last Words
More Reactions to Obama’s speech
>Here is what a few Duke Divinity faculty think - Richard Lischer and J. Kameron Carter.CNN's coverage and follow-up yesterday was so chalked full of banal sound-bites that I wondered if they listened to Obama's speech in the same way that the nation has been listening to Rev. Wright's sermons.My dad, preacha' man that he … Continue reading More Reactions to Obama’s speech
Audacious Hope
>To think that I would ever hear a speech like this from a mestizo, front runner candidate for president of the U.S. (in my lifetime) sounds something like a ridiculously audacious hope. Yet here it is - complete with a rather penetrating analysis of race, done in a way that white America just might be … Continue reading Audacious Hope
Time for Crop Walk Again!
>Wow. It is hard to believe that Palm Passion Sunday is this weekend - and in the afternoon of the same day - CROP WALK! I am behind on a number of fronts - one which includes my annual appeal for help with hunger. Here is a link to the official Durham Crop Walk page. … Continue reading Time for Crop Walk Again!
Holiness Prayer #2
>It is often referred to as a traditional Catholic prayer to the Holy Spirit. My small accountability group, that meets each Saturday morning, always begins with this prayer before we begin reporting on our weekly discipleship. It echoes words from Psalm 104:30, is used regularly by the Emmaus community (no doubt originally adapted from Cursillo), … Continue reading Holiness Prayer #2
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