Two weekends ago, I had the privilege of lecturing and preaching in an inner city church in Minneapolis, MN. My lecture focused on reconciliation and my sermon focused on election and predestination. This dear congregation and its leaders are intentionally pursuing multi-ethnic ministry in the very heart of one of Minneapolis’s most diverse inner city […]
Society is a complex conglomeration of shared traditions, memory, pain, and history. You often find tension in a society when an outside force challenges any one of those things, and the inevitable questions then follow. Is society an ever-changing blob that can configure to the time and people that make it up? Or is it […]
Jasmine’s piece first appeared on her personal blog here on April 16th. It has been reposted with her permission. —– I wish my black sisters didn’t feel like they had to be mixed to be beautiful. I wish that they knew they were more than a skin tone. I wish they didn’t feel like they […]
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Jemar and Tyler discuss the importance of diversity within Evangelical conferences and conversations. Subscribe – iTunes – Satchel – RSS Social – @_PassTheMic – Facebook
If you’ve sensed that your education has lacked key elements of the truly colorful story of our country, Paige Britton offers a brief guide to listening well to American history.
Way down south in Mississippi, I find myself thinking about eating breakfast with Dr. Ben Carson and President Barack Obama. No cameras, political agenda or party affiliations — just us talking as 3 black men in America. I want to talk to them about the standard we, as black people, measure each other. I chose […]
Many agree Americans live in a racialized society (a society that attributes certain characteristics to groups of people for the purpose of racial hierarchy and racism), that we live in a country whose national origins cannot be separated from the evil ideology of white superiority and black inferiority, and that the U.S. still (in many […]
Taelor Gray gives a sharp rebuke to some Evangelicals’ indifference and insincerity towards race relations, and uses James 2 to argue for change.
In this Black History Month reflection, John Kovacs touches on how a classroom incident prompted him to dig deeper into black society contributors, and help him to repent of teaching solely white history.
Subscribe to the podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pass-the-mic/id766830494?mt=2 “Dynamic Voices For A Diverse Church” Pass The Mic is the premier podcast of the Reformed African American Network. Every month Jemar and Phillip sit down with voices from across the reformed movement with the mission of addressing the core concerns of African Americans biblically. Find out more at RAANetwork.org […]
My wife and I pulled into a gas station where several others were already fueling up. From all appearances, they were “good-ol’-boys”– friendly southern White folks who have risen above the old historically offensive and racially charged “redneck” culture. Good-ol’-boys are light-hearted about their own culture, and appreciate the cultures of others. As we filled […]
Black males make up just two percent of public education teachers. That’s right…two percent. Yet public schools, especially in the inner city and other low-income areas are overwhelmingly comprised of racial minorities. I constantly hear black Christian men talking about mentoring black youth. But it’s almost always in the context of church planting, or other “vocational” […]
Over the last couple years, I’ve realized I have a way of letting nice compliments, or compliments given with good intention, hurt me. I don’t mean backhanded compliments (though I guess they too can fit the scenario), but genuinely nice compliments on my appearance like “You look nice!” I become saddened, because these compliments mainly came […]
It’s that time of year again: the Academy Awards. For those of us who love watching good films, we anticipate seeing the different actresses and actors nominated for the industry’s most coveted award. Yet, this year, as last year, controversy looms large over the Academy Awards event due to the lack of diversity represented in […]
Using Scripture, Jemar Tisby breaks downs why public lament is more than just another hot take or social media rant.
Marquez Ball challenges Christians to cross the color line, and tells of a encounter at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary that helped him see what racial reconciliation looked like.
Your marital status on earth has changed, but while you have gone from being single to married, you are still single-mindedly devoted to the service of the Lord’s people.
Sheiba E. pens her thoughts on how words can negatively affect racial tensions, and stresses the importance of listening in times like these.
Kevin Washington argues why we should direct young men towards hope in God, instead of the fickle dream of professional sports.
In response to the events surrounding Tamir Rice, Quina Aragon pens her fears concerning the darkness — the evil of racism her unborn daughter will face because of her dark skin.
