5 Keys to Seeking Church Unity
Insights from John Perkins on seeking church unity, exploring what it is and isn't.
Tag: racial justice
A Depressed Pastor Navigates 2020 Mental Health Struggles
Its just hard! Those are three of the nicest words Ive ever heard. When youre hurting and sad and you dont even know exactly why youre so sad, but someone, instead of offering solutions or guilt trips or snap out of it advice just comes along and validates what youre feeling, its powerful. Its. Just. […] This piece discusses pastor mental health struggles.
The Other Pandemic
RACE & THE GOSPEL Before the coronavirus entered the world and changed our lives, there was the pandemic of white supremacy. That is the idol, the principality and power, that fuels racism. In America, that pandemic has supported genocide, the separation of families and the stealing of property from indigenous people. It resulted in the … Continued
Listening to the Prophetic Words of Our Hurting Brothers and Sisters
George Floyd, empathy and creating space for prophetic lament
Jesus is Bigger than Our Wounds, Our Wars and Our Words
We must confront issues of race with sincere love, grace and truth grounded in Christ.
Challenging My Assumptions of ‘Normal’
I thought I was above systemic racism, but in my assumptions about "normal" I discovered I was complicit.