When I am embarrassed to be white
It was Saturday morning, only days after the Charleston shootings. As part of the Huntsville Dream Center, believers from different churches were spreading out in the community to celebrate fathers…
Read moreWhen racism hides
This story happened a year ago. I wasn’t sure when to tell it. Maybe now still isn’t right. But here goes anyway. Storms had been predicted all day. Everyone was…
Read morePlant your seed of freedom
“Sometimes all it takes is for one person to start something good in your community. In your community, that person could be you.” – Hester Bass, Seeds of Freedom I…
Read moreDiscrimination—An inside view
It’s a touchy subject. I’m uncomfortable bringing it up. I’d rather ignore racial lines altogether—I know we’re all the same!—but sometimes if we want to know what we’re blind to…
Read moreDoes Jesus Really Love Me?—Book review
Does Jesus really love you? It’s a question you may or may not have considered. But Jeff Chu felt he had to. Because he was Christian and gay, he wasn’t…
Read moreTo hear voices, listen
The professional caterer walks to our table next. He needs to fix a few pre-meal errors we’d made—face each knife in the right direction; put the napkins on the correct…
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