Love and Basketball, Part II

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  • Building The Bridge Together

    Christian faith, history is one that is inclusive; bridging the chasm between God and man along with the one between man and man, individuals and ethnic groups inclusive. By "Building The Bridge Together" over the ethnic/cultural divide, through this blog along with other media, Accord1 attempts challenge Christians and The heterogeneous landscape of our world in a way that requires change from the rambling noise of division into the poetic melody of harmony and unity.
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Love and Basketball, Part II

It is amazing how the seemingly little world of peace and tranquility can suddenly be thrown into such upheaval. With one small anomaly of deviation a shift begins to manifest. Cultural change and megatrends have our highly categorized world ready to invert on its axis. One might say, “This commotion will surely usher in the … Read more

Filed under •Christ Centered Diversity/Inclusion, Biblical Ethnic Diversity Inclusion, ethnic unity, relationship with god, reconciliation, Social Justice, The Relationship with God, The Language of Reconciliation

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Jumping Out Of The Melting Pot

  This story was originally posted by Starlette McNeill  February 17, 2012  On “THE DAILY RACE”  (Faith seeking an understanding without race) Acccept it: racial supremacy. Blend it: melting pot. Ignore it: color blind. Deny it: white privilege. We have come up with many potential solutions to the presence of race in American society. None of which have … Read more

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For Love and Basketball

Jeremy Lin has brought an incredible buzz to the world of NBA Basketball. He has achieved in just a few games what has never been statistically, by averaging 27 points per game in his first five starts. Some have brought the issue of the ethnic divide into this seemingly universally gratifying story. Championship boxer Floyd … Read more

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The Language of Reconciliation

Reblogged from accord1: The Language of Reconciliation is one that must be spoken with the Accent of Peace.  Reconciliation among ethnic groups cannot be achieved unless those on all sides are willing to recognize the language spoken beyond the accent or the variables of dialect (cultural framework) in which it is spoken.  Language is when … Read more

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The Man In The Mirror

Young Homie The late Michael Jackson makes a very poignant declaration to all people in the familiar song when he stated “I’m starting with the man in the Mirror, I’m asking him to change his ways”. Who is one really looking at when one looks into the proverbial mirror and most importantly what is the … Read more

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The Mind’s Service

  This story was originally posted by Starlette McNeill ⋅ January 5, 2012 On “THE DAILY RACE”  (Faith seeking an understanding without race)   Filed Under  be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, love the Lord with the mind, Matthew 22.37, Romans 12.2, Romans 8.7, who is my neighbor, with the mind we serve … Read more

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Auld Lang Syne

Re- coloring of America Auld Lang Syne is an extremely old Scottish song that was first written down in the 1700s by Robert Burns. This is the prime song  selection of every New Years Eve and  it means “out with the old and in with the new”. It is exemplified in the phrase “Should old acquaintance … Read more

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Anthology II,

    The Re-coloring of America  As we look forward to another year, one in which concludes the Mayan calendar along with all of the misguided opinions of what that means in relation to the future. One thing that is true among the many questions and theories of 2012 is the fact of ethnic change in America. … Read more

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Anthology

There is a collection of stories embedded in the soliloquy of the master’s story i.e. history. It is this that makes multi ethnic interactive experiences so relevant in a mixed world. Culture is the “Anthology” or many expressions displayed in some of its general aspects of “time, sharing and practice”. Time is the multigenerational aspect of culture. Sharing denotes … Read more

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Clowns to the left of me! Jokers to the right! Here I am stuck in the middle with you.

A song recently sang by Michael Buble  and a remake of a 1972 hit song by the folk rock band Stealers Wheel by makes one think of the peace located somewhere in the middle. In the case of ethnic/racial relations, in the “somewhere in the middle” place there is a peaceable realm. In this case It … Read more

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