by Kevin Smith
“John Lewis is Dead.” I saw that headline right after I tweeted about the deaths of Reverend C.T. Vivian and Dr. J.I. Packer. I noted their biblical faith, which worked itself out in their words AND their actions. Then, I read about the death of Lewis, another one who...
by Eric Saunders
Have you ever seen a building labeled condemned? Pretty much the government is saying that the building is a lost cause and, unless there are some drastic changes, the building should be torn down. You shouldn’t go near it. The label provides a valuable service in...
by Austin Suter
“Why are you focusing on politics?” “Systems don’t sin; people do.” “If you want to destroy racism, just preach the gospel.” If you talk about race much in the American evangelical context, these are the kinds of responses you’ll likely encounter. Not every sin...
by Ligon Duncan
The historic removal of Mississippi’s famously controversial state flag is a story of God’s overruling, good, wise and kind providence, and his use of numerous completely unexpected secondary causes. Long ago in Egypt, Joseph proclaimed to his brothers: “You meant it...
by Drew Bratcher
Racial Violence? On April 24, 1892, brothers Henry and Ephraim Grizzard were accused of assaulting two white women in Goodlettsville, a small town fifteen miles north of Nashville. Such accusations were common in the post-Reconstruction South, where the preservation...
by Bobby Scott
Editor’s Note: This is part two of an earlier piece by Bobby Scott. If you missed Part 1, Understanding the Past as a Way to a United Future, read it here. In the last conversation I had with my grandmother, we talked deep into the night. She kept exhorting me,...
