What can account for the spiritual state that American Christians are in? It seems, at least to me, that we are and have been for hundreds of years now in a state of slumber. Sure, there has been some tossing and turning, some wiping of the eyes, yawning and even stretching of the arms. We […]
Three thoughtful and thought- provoking presentations on race and the gospel of Jesus Christ by John Piper, Tim Kelly and Anthony Bradley. Additional Reading John Piper, Bloodlines: Race, Cross and the Christian, http://cdn.desiringgod.org/pdf/blog/bloodlines_introduction.pdf
“The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names.” ~ Chinese proverb What box or boxes have you placed God in? Please check all that apply and add more if applicable. □ Black □ Woman □ White □ Man □ Red □ Liberal □ Yellow □ Conservative □ Brown □ Democrat □ […]
Today, a New York Times article discussed the Supreme Court’s task to determine the necessity of affirmative action in determining admission into institutions of higher education in the case of Fisk vs. University of Texas in “A Changed Court Revisits Affirmative Action in College Admissions.” NBC Nightly News’ Brian Williams asked tonight in his summary of this […]
If we love persons according to race, if our love is racially prescribed and motivated, a love that is demonstrated according to the social coloring of skin, then we do not love as God loves. We do not love with the love of Christ. I would go so far as to say that we do […]