Author: Trillia Newbell

Trillia Newbell is the author of Fear and Faith: Finding the Peace Your Heart Craves (2015) and United: Captured by God's Vision for Diversity (2014). Her writings on issues of faith, family, and diversity have been published in the Knoxville News-Sentinel, Desiring God, Christianity Today, Relevant Magazine, The Gospel Coalition, and more. She is currently Director of Community Outreach for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission for the Southern Baptist Convention. For fun, she enjoys group fitness (she used to be a fitness instructor!), cycling, and listening to a variety of music. Trillia is married to her best friend, Thern; they reside with their two children near Nashville, TN. You can find her at trillianewbell.com and follow her on twitter at @trillianewbell
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Celebrating Black History Month: A List of Books to Get Started

Trillia Newbell

By Trillia Newbell, Main Contributor Over at Desiring God, I share four reasons why Christians should consider celebrating Black history month–as Jemar Tisby has also suggested–but should not stop there. Here are four reasons I encourage us to learn throughout the year: we gain perspective,  it opens doors for evangelism, we can welcome a greater […]

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