Sanctified Machismo
What is a man? “What is a man?” My Facebook feed carried a coming of age question from my grandson. Little James, when he turned 18 wondered on social media with a fundamental question...
Category: Faith
Pray for a New Black Church
The Audacity of Hope When Barack Obama ran for President, the phrase that embodied his seeking the elected office in America was The Audacity of Hope. With his election, America appeared to be moving...
A Voice for the Invisible Black Church
African American church planting The best way of spreading the gospel is through church planting. Soon after the Christianity Today, an Evangelical Christian magazine summarized a study of African American church planting. All of...
What is Sin?
“Sin is independence from God.” When Rev. Tom Skinner gave the pastor’s conference his definition of sin, he surprised me. I wasn’t expecting him to describe sin as a list of bad behavior. I...
#truthmatters
The Word of God says in John 8:32, “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” If I could change one thing that would make the world better,...
What is a Church?
What is a church? What should a church be like? I have developed a functional definition from my reading and study of the Bible. A church should be: Discipling Worshiping Fellowshipping Equipping Ministering or Serving...
Black Churches Matter
There is a general awareness that Black people in America are more likely to be Christians than white people. For the readers of the Christian press and attendees at Christian conferences, this does not...
Christianity is not About Avoiding Hell
Most Christians and churches are wrong when emphasizing missing hell as the most important benefit of being a Christian. True, Christians will not go to hell; however, there is something much more important than...
The “Christianity is a White Man’s Religion” Lie Sends Blacks to Hell
The “Christianity is a White Man’s Religion” Lie Sends Blacks to Hell For hundreds of years, the major outside force of oppression for people of African descent have been white. It started with white...