Note: This article first appeared at Woodside Bible Church on May 28, and is part one of two; read part two here and check out Woodside’s other excellent resources. Citations have been omitted. This article was also published by Made to Flourish. Last week, I lost my breath. My breathlessness came because of watching the […]
Archives for July 2020
Another Run at Freedom
Note: This article is reprinted from Christianity Today, where it launched a 20-week series on race, justice and the church. We encourage you to check out the series as it continues running at CT. Many minorities would rather talk about anything else. We would much prefer to converse over the joy of sports, music, cinema, […]
It’s Decision Time: Reflections on Faith, Race and Justice
Here’s an actual exchange I had after a 2019 Black History Month event that I co-organized and facilitated at a seminary to engage the community in a conversation on Faith, Race and Culture: Event Attendee: “Yeah, that was a good gathering. But, you really shouldn’t use the word ‘race.’ Choose a different word for your […]
Racialized Economics
Note: This is an excerpt from the author’s book, Race, Economics and Apologetics: Is There a Connection?, which was distributed to attendees at Karam Forum 2020. Citations have been omitted. Biologically speaking, whites and blacks are more than 99 percent the same. Biologically speaking, race should not matter; but socially, educationally, politically and economically, race […]
Why Did Jesus Come to Earth?
Reprinted from the Chalmers Center; also see the Chalmers Center’s statement on racial injustice and call to prayer and lament. So what is the church supposed to do about racial injustice? Many responses to this cultural moment have emphasized that racism (and injustice in society, more generally) is ultimately a spiritual problem, so the church’s response should be to focus […]
Classic EWP Talk: A Public Faith That’s Religiously Right, Not “Religious Right”
The long-term captivity of U.S. evangelical churches to right-wing politics is leading many young evangelicals right out of our church doors. As Anthony Bradley of The King’s College highlights in this classic Economic Wisdom Project Talk, young American evangelicals “have been soured by a faith that is primarily tribalistic, that is contingent with the culture […]