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Refocusing the Image
Leave a commentDecember 11, 2012 by DKC
The other week my family was sitting eating dinner and like many households this is a time when parents and …
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Holiness as Culture
Leave a commentNovember 27, 2012 by DKC
At GCC of West Oak Lane we are looking at the book of 1 Peter and interesting enough my pastor …
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Places That Still Matter
2November 23, 2012 by DKC
I know I write a lot about the city, but I can’t help it; its a passion. Last Saturday, I …
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“…the earth is filled with violence…”
Leave a commentAugust 26, 2012 by DKC
“So God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled …
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The Face of Sickle Cell Anemia
2August 2, 2012 by DKC
My sister, Darchelle Canty would have been 37 years old on July 29, 2012. Fortunately she left behind her diseased …
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Poor Thing…A Unique Look at Poverty
Leave a commentJuly 28, 2012 by DKC
No frills food, kerosene heaters and the health clinic are three things that will forever stand out to me as …
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The Projects
8July 18, 2012 by DKC
First, I did not grow up in public housing but the presence of ‘the projects’ in the city and suburbia …
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The Back Story of Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation
1July 4, 2012 by DKC
So often we hear the narrative about Lincoln; the great emancipator and friend of the blacks. According to Harold Holzer there …
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Bibles without Bread
Leave a commentJune 29, 2012 by DKC

I saw this on FB and couldn’t shake it all day. At first I laughed but there is a serious lesson to be learned. At a glance ‘third world’ is calling the ‘first world’s’ gospel into question. Obviously no one knows the inner workings of the photo but someone’s description all but nails what American Evangelicalism has become. It also could describe what missional theology can become in the hands of the privileged. The reality is that many would quickly label an emphasis on meeting the physical needs, “social gospel”
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Blacks and Missions: Following Christ into the World
4June 27, 2012 by DKC
I recently had the pleasure of listening to an exciting presentation of a foreign mission trip. My pastor provided his …
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