The question that follows me as I move through the world as an African American Anglican priest, who identifies deeply with Black culture, is how did such an anomaly occur? How did I move from the Black Baptist tradition of my childhood to a form of ancient Christianity as mediated initially through the Church of … Continue reading Black and Anglican: A Maundy Thursday Conversion Story
A few years ago, there was a movie entitled concussion starring Will Smith. Very few people saw it mostly because the underlining plot was clear to all who had been paying attention. The film was about the impact of the NFL and football in general on the brain. The movie argued that the NFL … Continue reading Tell the Truth: Integrity and the Anglican Communion
Sally Struthers was the first to introduce me to Africa. She told me that while 70 cents would garner me a coke, that same two quarters and four nickels could feed an African. My next memory of Africa comes from watching the rise and fall of that famed warrior Shaka Zulu. In the movie, his … Continue reading Blaming the Africans: Cultural Imperialism and the Meeting of the Primates
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BRVkgaIcaE Anglicans love to remind less liturgically oriented Christians that early December marks the beginning of Advent, not Christmas season. Thus, the very claim of a war on Christmas is a misnomer. The true season under siege by the retailers and Christians of questionable taste is Advent. Blame it on the zeal of … Continue reading In Praise of Christmas Music During Advent
Jesus instructed his disciples to feed his sheep. We Anglicans, known for our literalism, do as we were told. Every Sunday we hand the baptized bread and wine. With the tools he left us, we preach the gospel, one at a time, to every member of God’s family: The body of Christ given for thee. The blood … Continue reading The Eucharist and Anglican Fundamentalism
It might seem a small matter to you, but the last few months I have sat on the couch with my seven-year-old son and four-year-old daughter and read to them sentence by sentence, paragraph by paragraph, page by page from my favorite epic: the lord of the rings. Do not worry this is not yet … Continue reading We can’t stay here: The energy of Easter (Mark 16:1-8)
Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced, and the whole world may be held accountable to God. (Romans 3:19) In Romans 3:19 Paul spoke a hard word to his Jewish brothers and sisters who relied upon the … Continue reading A time to Listen: A Lenten Reflection
