I am not a Protestant
For most of my Christian life, I considered myself a Protestant., I followed Christ, I was not Roman Catholic. I was not Orthodox. Therefore, I must be Protestant. As I learned more about the...
Category: History
Articles about the history of Black people throughout the African Diaspora
Panicked by a Thought
I was the pastor of a new church I had just founded. I was trying to establish a firm foundation for this new ministry. What principles should it stand for? Truth came to mind....
Pray for a New Black Church
The Audacity of Hope When Barack Obama ran for President, the phrase that embodied his seeking the elected office in America was The Audacity of Hope. With his election, America appeared to be moving...
A Voice for the Invisible Black Church
African American church planting The best way of spreading the gospel is through church planting. Soon after the Christianity Today, an Evangelical Christian magazine summarized a study of African American church planting. All of...
David Ruggles
Donald Trump has had a profound impact on the American church. The overwhelming support that he received from white Evangelicals has deeply troubled many, especially Black Christians. Those Black Christians thought that personal morality...
In Hypocrisy we Trust
In Hypocrisy we Trust America has presented itself as an example that all other nations would do well to emulate. Its history states that in the face of a tyrannical British monarchy, principled men...
American Slavery Was Satanic
There is a dark secret that almost no Christian talks about today. American slavery was satanic. Slavery is talked about with a degree of anger and shame by African Americans. Too many white Christians...