The Gospel Narrative The Gospel is a message about love and justice. The irony is that we are undeserving of the former. We are only deserving of God’s wrath, because we have sinned against a good and holy God and have attempted to defame His glory. Paul teaches us in Romans 1 that we have traded […]
Category: Theology
Taelor Gray gives a sharp rebuke to some Evangelicals’ indifference and insincerity towards race relations, and uses James 2 to argue for change.
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 […]
As I’ve argued elsewhere, there is not a direct correlation between the racial reconciliation of Jews and Gentiles to God, and to one another in the bible and the need for reconciliation in the evangelical movement. Yet, the bible’s teaching of reconciliation in Christ certainly applies to the racist past and present struggle with race […]
Tyler is joined by pastor Kevin Smith to discuss a number of topics including church planting as well as his new role as the president of the Kentucky Baptist Convention. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe – iTunes – Satchel – RSS Social – @_PassTheMic – Facebook
Using Scripture, Jemar Tisby breaks downs why public lament is more than just another hot take or social media rant.
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.
Dr. Jarvis Williams uses the book of Romans to prove God’s certain love for us through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Dr. Jarvis Williams walks us through Jesus’ prayer in John 17 to highlight why disunity in today’s churches can be detrimental to our evangelism efforts.
Jemar Tisby directs us to a seven-part series entitled, “Race and the American Church”, by Otis Pickett that surveys the U.S. church’s interplay with racial dynamics.
Using the book of Matthew, Jarvis Williams argues why Christians should celebrate Christmas, no matter the trivialities.
This article appeared on Karen’s personal blog on December 17, 2015. It has been reposted with her permission. —– On this silent Advent night, I’ve invited my sister and friend Sarah Lewis to share her thoughts on the extra-ordinary humanity of the little family of Promise. I’m honored to carry her meditation on my blog. […]
As we continue to reflect on Advent, Nana Dolce reminds us of the glorious condescension of the Incarnation, that Christ, full of grace and truth, would humble himself as a baby for our sake.
Some of the mainline evangelical conferences are dominated with white leadership and speakers with very little or zero black and brown representation. Evangelical leaders who claim to care deeply about reconciliation and representation fail to show this when they create their conferences’ speakers list. Some evangelical conferences have either all or predominately white speakers and […]
Throughout every civilization, country, and city, people have tried to figure out how to fix society’s problems. We have heard multiple generations say, “Our generation was nothing like this one.” They often speak as if their generation lacked the need for the Gospel more than the next. Sin was just as potent then, as it is […]
Dr. Jarvis Williams breaks down Psalm 42 to highlight how and why we can have hope in Christ in the midst of a troubled world.
As we eat and enjoy family this Thanksgiving, Jarvis Williams reminds us to thank God for the liberating power of the cross of Jesus Christ.
Why are non-white voices absent in certain parts of the evangelical movement? There are perhaps many different and valid answers to this question. Could one answer be intellectual racism? I define intellectual racism as the belief that certain races are intellectually superior or inferior due to one’s race. Below, I offer a short discussion of […]
As the nation continues to debate the meaning of the Confederate Flag, Terrence Jones argues that our churches are the real symbols of division, and gives us a call to action through the Word.
Recently I wrote an article that got a lot of attention for its content, but I believe some missed the heart behind it. There is a racially charged problem in our society. These events have taken place on the streets of some of our most prominent cites, and most recently, our universities. These events have […]