by Joshua Chatman
Counted the cost and still concerned Black Kids in a White Church? Every Christian has counted the cost of following the Lord Jesus (Luke 9:23–24)—the sacrifices to make, the suffering to endure—and has rightfully considered that Christ is worth it (Romans 8:18). When...
by Austin Suter
Every so often, someone with a large platform will become interested in Gnosticism. The Gnostic heresy is old enough that it is addressed in several New Testament epistles. Some opponents of orthodox Christianity characterize the Gnostics as an early Christian sect...
by Austin Suter
I have to be honest. As I survey the social and political landscape around me, it is hard to be hopeful. I see problems which have existed for centuries and limited resolve to solve them. I see warring factions and little unity. Whether I’m watching the news or...
by Rayshawn Graves
In spite of its dehumanizing effects on image bearers of God, the sin of racism is not the unpardonable sin. God redeems racists and forgives the sin of racism through the finished work of his Son, Jesus. Ephesians 2:13–16 describes the deep hostility that once...
by Talia Bush
I was not prepared for what I witnessed during my first trip to Israel recently. Though I expected the places to look more or less as they did when Christ walked the streets of Jerusalem, I saw instead untended shops in Nazareth, villages of the Old and New Testament...
by Rayshawn Graves
Should we confess the sins of our ancestors and predecessors? This question has been asked much recently, and though it could apply to a host of ancestral sins, it has particular relevance in this cultural moment to racism. A more specific question is thus asked:...
