In C. Eric Lincoln and Lawrence Mamiya’s classic work on the Black Church, they rightly describe the character and nature of the “Black sacred cosmos.” Much more than just casual weekend activity or flippant denominational recognition; Christianity for practicing African Americans is so interwoven into personal and social identity that it’s hard just to...
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Recently, I finished reading The Next Evangelicalism: Freeing the Church from Western Cultural Captivity by Soong-Chan Rah. Rah, a fellow Baltimorean by way of Korea, provides a truly thoughtful and passionate critique of the current landscape of American Christianity. The foundation of the book’s argument is not rooted in theology, but actually finds it...
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By now many of you have heard about this Christian Militia out of Michigan that allegedly was planning to incite a violent attack on police officers – hoping to spark a larger militaristic confrontation. These types of stories pop up from time to time so while I’m dismayed by it, I’m not necessarily shocked...
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Photo Credit: Telegraph.Co.Uk I have an uneasy feeling when it comes to Christian Missionaries. I know that sounds strange coming from a pastor. But anyone who reviews the history of missionaries from the Western, American context will find a deluge of disheartening examples connecting Christian Mission with subjugation, oppression, and the dehumanizing of Indigenous...
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Thursday, February 4, 2010 The Viewing 6:00PM – 8:00PM New Union Baptist Church 510 N. Monroe Street Baltimore, MD 21223 Rev. Charles Savage, Pastor Friday, February 5, 2010 The Viewing 9:00 – 10:00AM Family Hour 10:00 – 11:00AM Funeral 11:00AM St. John Baptist Church The Corner of Tamar Drive and Little Patuxent Parkway (Rte....
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I remember some years ago now picking up The Afro Newspaper and turning straight to their Faith section where they would have church advertisements and articles. It was on that page that my eyes would be drawn to the advertisement from the First Baptist Church of Guilford. I loved looking at their ad because...
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As I’ve mentioned in a previous post, one of the books I’m reading these days is entitled Everyday Justice: The Global Impact of our Daily Choices by Julie Clawson. It’s a book that has sensitized me to how some of my lifestyle choices – as innocent as they seem – have an adverse impact...
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After six days of deliberation, the jury in the corruption case against Mayor Sheila Dixon (Baltimore, MD) came to a decision today. They found Mayor Dixon guilty on one out of five counts against her. She was found guilty of taking gift cards intended to be given to “the city’s poor.” This according to...
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I was blessed to be invited to present a workshop at this year’s Praise Covenant Interdenominational Fellowship Conference in late June. They gave me the freedom to create my own workshop and I decided to begin crystalizing some of my thoughts and readings on the church today. What came out was a workshop entitled,...
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Photo Credit: Westernrecorder.org The question came right near the end of what was a streamlined, but productive church meeting. I mentally prepare for anything during these settings, but that’s one question that I hadn’t prepared for and given the upbeat nature of the meeting to that point, perhaps I let me guard down a...
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