Author: Tim Johnson

  • Thermostats and norms

    Thermostats and norms

    Building CommunityThermostats and norms    No one had touched the thermostat, but within minutes of his beginning to speak one could literally feel the chill in…

  • What’s the problem with truth?

    What’s the problem with truth?

    Building Community By Tim Johnson Our children were asleep, or so I thought, when I asked my wife if she had finished hiding the Easter…

  • Racism, Runny Noses and the Myth of Freedom for All

    Racism, Runny Noses and the Myth of Freedom for All

    by Tim JohnsonRetired Pastor, Cherokee Park United Church[Editor’s Note: This is the tenth article in Tim Johnson’s series on racism. Comments and insights are welcome:…

  • Resisting the Abusive Tape of Racism

    Resisting the Abusive Tape of Racism

    by Tim JohnsonRetired Pastor of Cherokee Park United Church[Editor’s Note: This is the ninth article in Tim Johnson’s series on racism. Comments and insights are…

  • Building a Non-racist Community: Denial or repair

    Building a Non-racist Community: Denial or repair

    by Tim JohnsonRetired Pastor, Cherokee Park United Church [Editor’s Note: This is the eighth article in Tim Johnson’s series on racism. Comments and insights are…

  • Talking about Racism

    Talking about Racism

    Building a Non-racist Community  by Tim Johnson Retired pastor of Cherokee Park United Church Editor’s note: This is the seventh article in Johnson’s series on…

  • Racism and A Time for Anger

    Racism and A Time for Anger

    Building a Non-racist Community by Tim JohnsonRetired pastor of Cherokee Park United ChurchEditor’s note: This is the sixth article in Johnson’s series on racism. Comments and…

  • The Spirit of Racism

    The Spirit of Racism

    by Tim Johnson, Retired Pastor of Cherokee Park United Church [Editor’s Note: This is the fifth article in Tim Johnson’s series on racism. Comments and…

  • Dying from the White Racial Frame

    by Tim JohnsonRetired pastor of Cherokee Park United ChurchEditor’s note: This is the fourth in a series that Tim Johnson is writing for the Community…