Tag: Race

Insights From Scripture for Responding to Racial Tensions

The past months have brought a great disturbance to our “normal.” Beginning with the COVID-19 pandemic, the way life, especially church, has been done...

Repentance of Systemic Racism Includes Restoration

This article originally appeared on MissioAlliance.org and is reposted here by permission. But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount. Luke 19:8 Embracing the concept of systemic racism repentance is essential for true restoration, as illustrated by the story of Zacchaeus.

A Prayer of Lament for Racial Division in the Church

I think most believers agree that biblical unity is something to pray for and work toward. You probably know that reconciliation between a diverse...

3 Reasons to Pursuing Racial Reconciliation

Christ broke down the walls that divide us, urging us to engage in pursuing racial reconciliation.

Mae Elise Cannon: 6 Church Social Justice Issues and How the Church Can Respond

A pastor, author, academic and social justice advocate discusses six pressing social issues and how the church can respond.

Thabiti Anyabwile: Grace Across the Divide

"As a Muslim, I couldn't hold together how God was the perfect judge and all-forgiving at the same time. How was that going to happen?"

Dominique DuBois Gilliard: Gods Justice Moves Toward Restoration

Pursuing God's justice toward restoration is something the entire body is commissioned to participate in.

Listening to the Prophetic Words of Our Hurting Brothers and Sisters

George Floyd, empathy and creating space for prophetic lament