The Roofless Church

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  • Jesus Went that Way! – Race In the Face of of Grace

    You know what I don’t get? Racist Christians or racist people who practice any spiritual discipline for that matter. But having spent all of my life in Christianity, I really have to say that nothing is more perplexing to me than a racist Christian. Considering that Christian literally means, a follower of Christ, I have…

  • Is Common English An Inherently Biased/Oppressive/Racist Language?

    Can a language be biased/oppressive/racist? I know that right off the bat some people will take issue with the question this title suggests. They’ll say, “No. A language can’t be inherently racist or anything else other than a method of communication. It is neutral. Words don’t hurt people. People hurt people.” And to some degree,…

  • Choose Your Thoughts or They’ll Choose You

    Choose Your Thoughts or They’ll Choose You

    Ever since I heard the Kanye TMZ interview and listened to Kanye’s two new songs, I have been watching the thoughts that arise in my consciousness around the points that I think he thinks he is trying to make. Of course, you can’t make sense out of nonsense. That is the Roofless Church’s Cardinal Insight.…

  • This Side of the Resurrection

    Originally posted on It's All In Me – Poetry Blog: This body that you see  Is merely an appearance My truest body is doing work While this one is running interference In reality you can’t see me Despite the fact that you think you do But what you see is just a shadow That…

  • That Old Rugged Cross

    That Old Rugged Cross

    A stumbling block. An Offense. A curse.  These are all words used to describe the cross of Jesus that we find ourselves contemplating. The Roman Cross, one of the most inhumane instruments of death ever conceived. Jesus, a teacher of wisdom and love who traveled through communities blessing and loving, healing and holding, cherishing and…

  • The Compassionate Fool

    I’d be lying if I didn’t admit that I am a fool. And I would be equally lying if I said that I want to be any other way. In fact, when I find myself feeling like I am wise, I feel like a failure. “How can I be so ignorant to think I am…

  • America in Denial – Perils of a Strength Overdone

    America in Denial – Perils of a Strength Overdone

    Sometimes it seems as if America is bent on surviving itself to death. Like an ostrich with a lion on its tail, who can’t see a way out other than to close its eyes and hope the threat goes away, our country is living its collective life with its head in the sand fearful that…

  • Crucify Your Mind

    Einstein said that “The significant problems we have, cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them.” I say that our world has significant problems. Problems that are solvable. However, for the last—let’s just say forever—too many of us have been trying to solve our problems at the same level…

  • WWJD + MAGA ≠ DACA

    So I am friends with a guy whose parents took him to another country when he was a baby because his homeland was a hostile place for them. Despite not having much, this family worked their way to stability and eventually, when my friend grew up, he decided that he would dedicate his life to…

  • Homelessness as an Indicator of Our Society’s Priorities

    Homelessness as an Indicator of Our Society’s Priorities

    “They put all of society’s problems on us. They make money from criminalizing us. Every time they lock us up, money goes into someone’s pockets.  That’s why they are making it so hard for things to get better.” – Known Unknown It’s been nearly two years since I heard the above words and yet I…