Rachel Dolezal and the Futility of Racial Self-Identification

Unless you've been living under a rock the past couple of weeks you've no doubt heard of Rachel Dolezal, the now-former president of the Spokane, Washington branch of the NAACP. Dolezal recently resigned from that position after it was revealed that she is, in fact, Caucasian, though she has for years claimed to be black. …

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On the Baltimore “Uprising” and the Sinfulness of Racial Indignation

"...and He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation..." - Acts 17:26 (NASB) So, here we are again. Less than a year removed from the riots, shootings and looting that followed the killing of 18-year …

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How the Church Often Resembles an Episode of ‘Chopped’

I like to cook. Sometimes anyway. Cooking is therapeutic. It relaxes me. The process of preparing a meal consisting of who-knows-what ingredients has a way of taking a load off my mind regardless the amount of time and effort involved. But, as comforting as it is for me to do the cooking, what's equally calming is watching others cook, especially those who …

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