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By Eric L. Motley Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. —Romans 5:5, NKJV Dating back to its earliest days, Madison Park’s most prominent feature was the absence of white faces. It was built by the […]
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By John Siebeling and Wayne Francis Editor’s Note: The following content is excerpted from God and Race by John Siebeling and Wayne Francis (HarperChristian Resources, 2021) “At the end of the Bible, in the book of Revelation, we get an amazing glimpse of God’s plan for race: ‘After this I looked, and there before me […]
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What are biblically practical ways to conquer racism? How should we consistently interrogate our everyday actions to maintain a steady anti-racist posture? In what ways is the Christian faith the ultimate solution to racism as we embrace the implications of what Jesus taught his followers? Bible Gateway interviewed Jemar Tisby (@JemarTisby) about his book, How […]
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This guest post is by Cara Meredith, author of the book, The Color of Life: A Journey Toward Love and Racial Justice (Zondervan, 2019). Guest Post by Cara Meredith When I was in full-time ministry, I always returned to the story of the woman caught in adultery. At first, I was drawn to it for […]
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This guest post is by Bryan Loritts, author of the book, Insider Outsider: My Journey as a Stranger in White Evangelicalism and My Hope for Us All (Zondervan, 2018). Guest Post by Bryan Loritts “To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the […]
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By Cara Meredith There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. Galatians 3:28 My friend Shannon and I wove our way through the National African American Museum of History and Culture in Washington, DC. Two days before, we’d sat […]
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What is the experience of a person of color in predominantly white evangelical Christian spaces today? What does the Bible say about racism, ethnic community, and worldview bias? What does it mean for the church to truly live life together? Bible Gateway interviewed Bryan Loritts (@bcloritts) about his book, Insider Outsider: My Journey as a […]
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Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a day set aside in the United States to remember and celebrate the achievements of the famous activist and the civil rights movement he championed. Most of us think of King as a cultural and political activist, but the vision he articulated wasn’t just a political one. It […]
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In the course of planning the New Year and making New Year’s resolutions, did you give any thought to the types of conversations you want to see in your church or Bible study group this year? One of the most important conversations you can start (or re-start) in 2017 is about race and ethnicity in […]
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Today, America celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Do you think of King’s message of equality as a political statement? If so, you might be surprised by the extent to which the Bible formed the basis for King’s vision. King understood that the fight for equality was a spiritual, not just a cultural or political, […]
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