Mini Conference 12 - 13, 2018
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American freedom, built upon the suffering and oppression of people of color, has always been reserved for those with white skin.
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The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob does not call on His people to be passive, but to move, to act and to live on behalf of His will, even during times of bondage, slavery, and displacement.
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James Cone, however, made it possible for me to be both unequivocally black and Christian, unequivocally black and an academic. More than that, Cone demanded that my blackness inform my spiritual and vocational life in order for me to live in my full God-given humanity as a beloved child of God. This is a message that everyone in this country needs to hear, but especially young black folk...
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“If the Church is to remain faithful to its Lord, it must make a decisive break with the structure of this society by launching a vehement attack on the evils of racism in all forms. [Read more…] It must become prophetic, demanding a radical change in the interlocking structures of this society. Of course the Church must realize, in view of the Christian doctrine of man, that this is a dangerous task. But obedience to Christ is always costly. The time has come for the Church to challenge the power structure with the power of the gospel, knowing that nothing less than immediate and total emancipation of all people is consistent with the message and style of Jesus Christ. The Church cannot afford to deplore the means that oppressed people use the chains of slavery because such language not only clouds the issue but also gives comfort and assistance to the oppressor.” Black Theology and Black Power
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As I think about the fiftieth anniversary of the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I feel tired and challenged. Tired of being the subject matter and expert on all things Black. And at the same time challenged to keep assisting those who say they really want to understand the race problem. One of my white friends asked me why I wasn’t in Memphis during MLK50, my reply was I had an engagement in Washington DC. My reply should have been “why aren’t you in Memphis?”
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We trust in the God who not only embraced the flames of transformation but is Himself the fires of change.
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Unfortunately for our oppressors, we are a people who overcome.
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We must stand in the way of racial terror, demanding that weaponized fear disarm itself.
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If evangelicals can proclaim that LGBTQ+ people are sacred image-bearers, we must also confess our participation in the long history of hatred against them.
Read MoreThose who claim that we fight one battle more than the other have never stood with us in either struggle.
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All too often it is cash flow that controls what we presume to be the health or success of an economy. If activism is related to amplifying the voices of the oppressed and marginalized, then activists can use money in the same way we raise our voices - to raise awareness of the need for change.
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