The historical answer to our question is simple and tragic. We segregate because of the sin of racism.
All in Culture
Interpreting Texts, Interpreting our World
I fear that we’ve buried our noses so deep in our texts, that we have forgotten that we have a mission in the world.
Hey, Evangelicals! Where’s the Laughter? Where’s the Love?
While there’s no doubt about the massive good done by many evangelical churches, evangelicalism as a whole has a real problem. For followers of Jesus, this should be a major issue.
Gospel Tracks and the Kingdom of God
As the Christian evangelical church in the West, in general, you don’t have to look very far to see that we have missed the mark on evangelism.
The Path Less Traveled: Families, Autism, and the Church Today
What are these barriers these families face, and how can the church accommodate?
A Blind Spot in Christian Witness: Theology of Work
We hardly hear Christian leaders talk about our working lives at all, but when we do, they most often say that hard work is a supreme virtue
When Church Gets Political
I’ve heard the statement a thousand times: “Politics don’t belong in church!”
Lift up Your Eyes
Once in a while, something comes along that shakes up that little world of mine, and I am forced to lift my eyes to the larger world—the one God sees all the time.
White Noise (Part 1)
The problem with the idea promoted by comments like “I’m color blind” is that the idea does not communicate what we white people may think it does.
The Deaf: The Most Unreached, Unengaged People Group
Do you ever wonder why it is that so many Deaf people do not know Jesus?
Spiral of Silence
Have you been in a small group discussion but felt unable to give your opinion?
O Be Careful, Little Eyes
All of us are conditioned to see the world in certain ways. We are taught to see some things, and not others.
The Subject of Our Fears: Finding Faith in an Anxious World
The hope of Christianity embraces a world of hopelessness. Ours is the most real hope of all, because death sits at its center.
Ministry of Reconciliation, Part 3: Three Commitments to Move Us Further
We offer three crucial commitments that are essential to any attempt to move closer toward the goal of racial reconciliation in the church.
Your Church Needs a Domestic Violence Policy
Our tendency to leave our pastoral protocol undefined produces more sorrow than biblical faithfulness.
Ministry of Reconciliation, Part 2: Greatest Challenges in Our Worship Practices
The primary challenge I see is pursuing racial reconciliation and not just racial integration.
A Church that Relates to Culture: Discovering a Fitting Spirituality
We need to seek to be a church that relates to a culture that is trying to fit their spirituality into their own story and past.
Nipsey Hussle: A Hood Pastor
He showed us that there is hope and redemption for those who have been marginalized, oppressed, and left to die in the ghetto.
Ministry of Reconciliation, Part 1: Bleed into One
Our unique stories and cultures are not things to be expunged, blended, or muted.
The Bite of a Red Delicious
Would you like an apple? They’re a prized variety with supernatural vitamins. Come on; eat one! It’ll open your eyes to good and evil.