A seminary professor told me that the three most controversial letters in Evangelicalism are “CRT.” If you Google the acronym, you will find an overwhelming amount of information, much of it conflicting, about Critical Race Theory. How should Christians think about...
Racial Justice Slacktivist? The recent death of John Lewis caused many to reflect on his life and courageous response to violent racism. That’s a good thing—we posted tributes here and here. Congressman Lewis deserved that and more. Many took to social media to...
White People Often Engage Racism as an Idea, Not an Experience. To illustrate, I recently had a day-long misunderstanding with a coworker. We were working in different locations on the same project, collaborating with multiple people. I was relaying comments from a...
“Why are you focusing on politics?” “Systems don’t sin; people do.” “If you want to destroy racism, just preach the gospel.” If you talk about race much in the American evangelical context, these are the kinds of responses you’ll likely encounter. Not every sin...
The historic removal of Mississippi’s famously controversial state flag is a story of God’s overruling, good, wise and kind providence, and his use of numerous completely unexpected secondary causes. Long ago in Egypt, Joseph proclaimed to his brothers: “You meant it...
Racial Violence? On April 24, 1892, brothers Henry and Ephraim Grizzard were accused of assaulting two white women in Goodlettsville, a small town fifteen miles north of Nashville. Such accusations were common in the post-Reconstruction South, where the preservation...
