Everybody's Shadow is the Same Color

In a world so divided by sterotypes, biases, prejudices, labels, and inference injustices, there is a need to raise the awareness levels of immature thinking to a level of positive communication based on biblical insights. Biblical insights will assist all people of faith to work together in bringing wisdom solutions to a divided world. Common denominators found in the major religions of the world can bring more understanding of each other and less divisiveness.

Everybody's Shadow is the Same Color is based on biblical insights and personal experiences told in a way that brings a fresh approach to how people are more alike than different. For example, the biblical parable of the Good Samaritan becomes the parable of the Good Redneck based on a true life experience. In other words, good is as good does regardless of who we are or where we are born. Since so much of our religious beliefs divide people, this book is an attempt to recognize our uniqueness as individuals as well as our corporate likeness.

One other biblical story the book brings to light is the story of Peter and Cornelius in the book of Acts. Peter is hungry and while waiting for his food falls asleep. During his sleep Peter dreams of unclean animals. God appears in the dream and three times commands Peter to kill and eat the animals. Three times Peter refuses. God's response is that what He creates is not unclean. After Peter awakes he ponders the meaning of his vision. In the meantime Cornelius, a gentile, has a vision also about Peter, so he sends some of his people to invite Peter to his home. It is highly unusual that a Jew associates witha gentile, but Peter accepts the invitation. Peter realizes that his dream is connected and during the visit to home of Cornelius declares that God is, Lord of all."

In the book, Everybody's Shadow is the Same Color, the approach to this story in Acts is told with the main characters being the Pope and a Mormon. The title of this chapter is, "Guess who's coming to dinner?" The bottom line is that what God intends is that the insiders need to let the outsiders in! God is the Lord of all.