James “Jimmy” McGee III is President & CEO of The Impact Movement, Inc.
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What Part of Me Does Jesus Love?
05-12-2016
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As a black man, I combat conflicts about my identity as I live in this “Christian nation” daily, and sometimes moment by moment. Growing up, I heard from evangelicals that God doesn’t see color. God is not interested in our physical bodies — God redeems the soul. As I matured in my faith, I never doubted that God loved me, but I did begin to question how books, sermons, and conferences were interpreting the significance of Jesus’ death on the cross. Hours after I would leave church or a conference, I did not feel empowered to engage the world as a person created in God’s image. Rather, I felt like Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man.
Full of Grace and Truth
11-01-1998
Reconciliation, forgiveness, and the pursuit of justice.