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Part 2: 10 Things The Black Church Should Stop Doing
This is the second installment in a planned 10-part series of commentaries on traditions and customs which, in my opinion, are doing great harm to the missional purpose of what is commonly referred to as the "Black Church". The objective of this series is not to...
An Inconvenient Truth: How the “Evolution” of T.D. Jakes Shines an Unflattering Light on (Some) Black Christians
Image credit: The Daily Beast "Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck of your eye,' and behold, the log is in your own eye? You...
10 Things the Black Church Should Stop Doing
This is the first in a series of 10 commentaries I plan to write, Lord willing, on traditions and customs which, in my humble opinion, are doing damage to the missional purpose of what is commonly referred to as the "Black Church". The objective of this series is not...
Cecil the Lion and Our Misguided Theology About Animals
"A righteous man has regard for the life of his animal, but even the compassion of the wicked is cruel." - Proverbs 12:10 Notwithstanding the fact that the beloved feline Cecil the Lion is now dead, and not discounting the circumstances or motives by which he met his...
Selective Moralistic Dualism: How We (Try To) Make God Do What We Want
"For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing to be wise, they became fools." - Romans 1:21-22 It's interesting to observe how easily we...
Same-Sex Marriage and the Misguidedness of “Rainbow Theism”
A lot is being made today of rainbows. Everywhere you look, it seems people are either parading around waving rainbow flags or crossing the street between rainbow-colored crosswalks or riding around with rainbow-colored window decals on their automobiles. Even the...
How Christian Apathy Helped Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
Image credit: Getty Images - Mark Wilson Well, there you have it. The Supreme Court has spoken. Same-sex marriage is now legal in all 50 states because five people wearing black robes said it is. As expected, reaction to this ruling, both pro and con, has been...
The Big Question: After the Confederate Battle Flag Comes Down, Then What?
Protesters hold signs during a rally to take down the Confederate flag at the South Carolina Statehouse, Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Columbia, S.C. Rep. Doug Brannon, R-Landrum, said it's past time for the Confederate flag to be removed from South Carolina's...
Getting to the Heart of the Shooting at Emmanuel AME Church
Like many of you, I awoke this morning to the news that nine people had been murdered at Emmanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. I recall visiting this historic "Mother Emmanuel" church during a vacation I took to Charleston in 2012 to visit the Old Slave...
Rachel Dolezal and the Futility of Racial Self-Identification
Unless you've been living under a rock the past couple of weeks you've no doubt heard of Rachel Dolezal, the now-former president of the Spokane, Washington branch of the NAACP. Dolezal recently resigned from that position after it was revealed that she is, in fact,...