Be Still and Know: Living Into the Gaps

“Be Still and Know: Living into the Gaps” Seattle Pacific Baccalaureate Address, Spring 2013 I am deeply appreciative of the Continue reading →

Being Baptized with Goggles On

This morning I watched with wet eyes as my youngest son Joseph was baptized by my wife, Pastor Gail Song Continue reading →

Is There a “New Black Theology?” Yes and No.

Last week I had the distinct privilege of sitting on a panel with Willie James Jennings, J. Kameron Carter, and Continue reading →

God and Marriage?

“I Believe:” A Confessional Response To NC Amendment 1 In the wake of the North Carolina Amendment formally defining marriage Continue reading →

being mixed and christian

I had the pleasure to be the guest on the Mixed Chicks Chat podcast (link to audio). Mixed Chicks is a podcast Continue reading →

Religion and Jesus

Reading the various debates about the recent spoken word about Jesus and religion has been a surreal experience because I Continue reading →

Theology and Art?

In thinking through the theological challenges of racial (de) formation, I have been repeatedly brought back to the significance of Continue reading →

Academic Life: Second Year Reflection

Grades are in, the office is (relatively) clean, summer schedule is now slowly taking form. Catching my breath and looking Continue reading →

Waiting: Reflection on Good Friday

On this Good Friday morning I woke with a weight. It was a heaviness in my words, my thoughts, my Continue reading →

Redeeming Mulatto Book Forum

I was recently invited by Seattle Pacific University’s Perkins Center for Reconciliation to present and discuss my book Redeeming Mulatto: Continue reading →

Multiracial People are Multiplying!

  The New York Times recently published a story highlighting the increase in numbers of multiracial children in the United Continue reading →

Inception and the Lord’s Supper: A Dream within a Dream?

Inception, a mind-bending sci-fi love story takes place within a world where dreams can be infiltrated, ideas can be taken Continue reading →

Passing as Black? Some Initial Thoughts…

Thomas Chatterton Williams has written an intriguing article highlighting recent trends of multiracial children “passing as black.” If I let Continue reading →

Why a Theology of Mixed People?

Redeeming Mulatto… Why a theology of mixed race life? Who is it for? In many ways this book is a Continue reading →

Waiting with Joseph: An Advent Reflection

What does it mean to await the birth when we are neither the mother nor the midwife? Reflecting on Joseph Continue reading →

A Letter to My Son

This is a letter to my son that I am not sure he will understand now, but it is one Continue reading →