Black Kids in a White Church
Counted the cost and still concerned Black Kids in a White Church? Every Christian has counted the cost of following the Lord Jesus (Luke 9:23–24)—the sacrifices to make, the suffering to endure—and has rightfully considered that Christ is worth it (Romans 8:18). When...
We Need God’s People
I have to be honest. As I survey the social and political landscape around me, it is hard to be hopeful. I see problems which have existed for centuries and limited resolve to solve them. I see warring factions and little unity. Whether I’m watching the news or...
Pastoral Leadership in an Unequal Zip Code
In January of 2021, the church I helped to plant merged with a historic congregation in another city-center neighborhood a few miles across town. For ten years we’d been meeting in a school building, and COVID revealed how unstable that scenario always was. After the...
Charity Toward the Unfamiliar
Human beings seem to have a natural suspicion of anything unfamiliar. In most cases this probably serves us well. We are told from a young age not to talk to strangers. We avoid situations which may put us out of our depth. But what about when we’re dealing with...
