Some of the gifts God gave us are our identity and very appearance. Our race is intentional and good.
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Rudi nyumbani, mpenzi
Return home, beloved one.
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Why I shaved my head
Last August, just before the solar eclipse that crossed the entire nation, I shaved my head as a sign of mourning the sins of racial and social class inequality in the United States. I had in mind the way poor people in this country are treated on structural levels, for example. The way black teenagers…
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The way of peace is a way of life
Basic principle of Anabaptist belief #10: Peace modeled by the Prince of Peace. “Anabaptists believe that the peace position is neither optional, marginal, nor related mainly to the military. On the basis of Scripture, Anabaptists renounce violence in human relationships. We see peace and reconciliation—the way of love—as being at the heart of the Christian…
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Confessions of a formerly racist woman
A busload of college students preparing for summer ministries filed into the open room that evening, abandoning the Midwestern winter air. We were entering a space of lament that MLK weekend. Mostly we sat, stood, or bowed in silence, allowing God to heal us from ways we had been sinned against throughout our lives. We…
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