The purpose of this article is to help conservative white evangelicals think through a biblical response to the nationwide growing demand to remove and/or relocate Confederate monuments.
White Words Matter.
I wish I’d had access to this information when I was a child. I am convinced it would have saved me some drama in college, and I would have offended way less people in my lifetime.
“White” Is a Racial Construct
Have you ever wondered if your words or actions are racist? Are you sure they aren’t? Is claiming “I’m not racist!” enough? Can a person protect and promote systemic racism without even realizing it? Is ignorance a good excuse? Recently, one of my friends inquired as to why I am suddenly so passionate about racism in America—she didn’t…
Book Review: Reconstructing the Gospel by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
As part of my ongoing effort to educate myself about the problem of systemic racism in the U.S., I followed a number of activists on Twitter who share my faith*. North Carolina author, activist, minister, and nonprofit founder Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove is relatively new on my radar thanks to retweets from author, speaker, and activist Lisa…
Bible Review: The Life Essentials Interactive Study Bible
“Another study Bible? Seriously? Don’t we have enough already? What makes this one stand apart from all the others?” Sound familiar? This is the same way I opened my review of the Tony Evans Study Bible in the Fall 2019. In it, I offer a brief overview of the history of study Bibles. Now, here…
Book Review: The Self-Evolved Leader by Dave McKeown
Brené Brown. Stephen Covey. Jim Loehr. Cal Newport. Carol Dweck. Simon Sinek. Michael Hyatt. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. Henry Cloud. Whether they have opened your eyes to view vulnerability as courage, motivated you to find your why, or advocated for you to set clear boundaries with others, each of these best-selling authors and speakers has shifted the…
Acts 11:27-30 ~ Famine Felt 'Round the World
This week we discussed various topics related to the church in Antioch, Syria. We learned the first instance a disciple was called “Christian” was in Antioch. A prophet came down from Jerusalem and predicted a severe famine that would spread over the entire Roman Empire, and we were able to pinpoint almost exactly when this…
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Acts 18:1-8 ~ Together Again
This week we discussed a couple phases of Paul’s ministry in the thriving metropolis of Corinth. He was finally reunited with Silas and Timothy, his ministry partners who stayed in Berea when he left for Athens. By reading passages from Paul’s letters to the churches at Thessalonica, Philippi, and Corinth, we were able to piece…
Acts 17:29-18:4 ~ Intro to Corinth
For the first time in a LONG time, Paul left a city because he felt like it, not because he was being chased out (although we are left to wonder whether that meeting with the Areopagus Council wasn’t the catalyst to his decision to move on). Not many people in Athens were receptive to Paul’s…