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Category Archives: multi-racial
Playing the erase card
Play the erase card. Forgive people who have hurt or offended you. Disrespect makes fairness difficult. People who disrespect others reveal their own insecurity and fear. Two or more people won’t ever agree on everything, but their disagreement never needs … Continue reading
Posted in agree to disagree, art, colorblind, disrespect, Gentile, history, Jews, kindness, love, Love one another, lovingkindness, multi-racial, racial reconciliation, right to disagree, the colors, Uncategorized, unkindness
Tagged Christianity, diveristy, inclusion, race, race card, racial healing, racial justice
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What they’re saying about Off the RACE Track
Off the Race Track–From Color-Blind to Color-Kind is a kind, nonpolitical, and inspiring resource for racial reconciliation and healing America’s racial wounds. Here is what people are saying about it: Commissioner Israel L. Gaither, first black National Commander, The Salvation … Continue reading
Posted in acts of kindness, American history, be kind, black history, Black history month, colorblind, healing racism, history, institutional racism, kindness, multi-racial, multi-racial church, racial healing, racial reconciliation, racism, Salvation Army, Steve Simms, The Salvation Army, Uncategorized
Tagged book, book review, diversity, Israel Gaither, Joe Calloway, Off the RACE Track, quotes, race
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E-race card
America needs an e-race card. A psychological app to erase the myth of race. When people are negatively labeled by their skin color, the race card is displayed on their body, like a giant tatto. Before there was race baiting, … Continue reading
Posted in multi-racial, multi-racial church, racial healing, Uncategorized
Tagged race, racial reconciliation, racism
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Why America needs to say, “Black Lives Matter”
Why America Needs To Say “Black Lives Matter” In its early years America said That black lives don’t matter By subjecting millions of black lives to: Human trafficking and abuse; Lifelong bondage and work without pay; Cruel separation from their … Continue reading
Posted in African American experience, African Americans, American history, black history, Black history month, black is beautiful, Civil Rights, healing racism, institutional racism, Jim Crow, justice, liberty and justice for all, multi-racial, racial healing, racism, slavery, social justice, Uncategorized, victims of injustice
Tagged Black Lives Matter, healing, history, human trafficking, poem, police shootings, race, racial reconciliation
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America has lots of talk radio — perhaps we need talk church!
If people are not allowed to talk about Jesus in church meetings how will they get the courage and confidence to talk about Jesus in secular settings? I don’t need to hear another talk about God in church. I’ve heard … Continue reading
Posted in Berry Street, Berry Street Worship Center, BNA, East Nashville, multi-racial, multi-racial church, multi-voiced church, Music City, Nashville charity, Nashville church, non-church, open church, open mic, open mike, open sharing, order of worship, organic church, simple church, Spirit directed, Spirit prompting, Trevecca, Trevecca Nazarene University
Tagged America, Christianity, church, Nashville, Salvation Army, talk radio
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Unconditional Will Wow You!
Unconditional, a new movie staring Lynn Collins and Michael Ealy, is based on events in the life of Joe Bradford, affectionately known as Papa Joe by the people whose lives he has changed in the projects of Nashville, Tennessee. It is a … Continue reading
Posted in African Americans, Berry Street, Berry Street Worship Center, blacks, Christian values, Christianity, confession, conviction of sin, courage, die to self, East Nashville, equality, faith-based, godly sorrow, gratitude, guidance, guilt, guts and glory, healing, heart-felt love, history, human life, ideal, idealism, inner city, Judeo-Christian, kingdom of God, life, lifestyle Christianity, lifestyles, love, Lynn Collins, media, Michael Ealy, middle class, ministry, miracles, misery, missional, motivation, motivational speaker, movie, multi-racial, music, Music City, Nashville projects, non-church, normal Christianity, obedience, poor, positive thinking, poverty, prayer, race, racism, recovery, repentance, revelation, salvation, spiritual, spiritual awakening, spiritual combat, spiritual growth, spiritual warfare, suicide, The Salvation Army, training, urban, whites
Tagged inner city, Joe Bradford, movie review, movies, Nashville, Papa Joe, unconditional
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500 Years Ago Martin Luther Posted 95 Shocking Statements About Church — Here Are My 95 . . .
In 1517, Martin Luther nailed a piece of paper, listing 95 revolutionary statements, to the door of Castle Church in Wittenburg, Germany. This act marked the beginning of the Protestant Reformation of the church. Inspired by Martin Luther’s courageous act, … Continue reading
Posted in alternative lifestyle, American church, belief, Berry Street, Berry Street Worship Center, Bible, Biblical concept, blog, bold statements, Bubba Watson, burning heart, challenges, change, Christ, Christ-centered, Christian, Christian community, Christian history, Christianity, church, church history, church roles, church structure, clergy, conscience, conviction of sin, courage, dancing, dancing with God, deliverance, demons, disciple making, East Nashville, family gathering, football, forgiveness, formal, freedom, gifts of the Spirit, God's government, grace, guidance, guilt, hearing God, hearing Jesus, heart-felt love, Heaven, Holy Spirit, house church, I Corinthians 14:26, improv, improvisation, Jeremy Lin, Jesus, Jesus Christ, kingdom of God, laymen, lecture, lifestyles, Linsanity, Martin Luther, miracles, missional, morality, morals, movement, multi-racial, Music City, mysticism, Nashville, normal Christianity, order of worship, organic church, participatory church, praise and worship, prayer, prayer walking, presence of Christ, presence of God, priesthood of the believer, prophesy, quench the Spirit, recovery, reformation, religion, religious ceremonies, repent, repentance, simple church, sin, Spirit-led, spiritual, support group, Taiwan Tebow, tears, tebow, tebowing, Tim Tebow, voice of God, wages of sin, Western religion, What is church?
Tagged 95 theses, Bubba Watson, Jeremy Lin, Jesus Christ, Martin Luther, organic church, Protestant Reformation, The Salvation Army, Tim Tebow, Whittenburg door
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How To Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day . . .
According to his own words, here’s the best way to celebrate Patrick, the mighty man of God who brought Christ to Ireland and transformed a nation: 1) See your sins in the Light, experience godly sorrow for them, then go … Continue reading
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Tagged get drunk, Holy Trinity, Ireland, John Berry McFerrin, Nashville, organic church, shamrock, St. Paddy's Day, St. Patrick's Day, The Salvation Army
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Famous Harvard Grad Loves Jesus (Is This Linsanity?)
A famous Harvard graduate, Jeremy Lin, is openly talking about his deep faith in and commitment to Jesus Christ. Lin is an overnight sensation, coming from an unknown point guard for the New York Knicks to suddenly becoming the biggest … Continue reading
Posted in alternative lifestyle, American, Asian American, basketball, bracelet, challenges, China, Chinese, Christ, Christian history, Christianity, church, church history, courage, evidence for God, Harvard, hearing God, hearing Jesus, In Jesus' Name I Play, Jeremy Lin, Jesus, Jesus Christ, joy, life, lifestyles, Linsanity, miracles, multi-racial, NBA, New York Knicks, Oh my God, Point guard, popular culture, praise and worship, public speaking, Quotations, quote, Quotes, race, religion, spiritual, spiritual formation, Taiwan Tebow, tebow, tebowing, television, Tim Tebow, TV, Uncategorized, voice of God, wake-up call
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