by Isaac Adams
Before You Ask a Minority About Race I’m working on a starter kit for anyone wanting to think better—and more biblically—about race and racism. The kit includes suggestions about where one might begin thinking about these matters. And in the kit, I suggest not...
by Isaac Adams
When the issue of race comes up, it’s often in the context of a negative or heavy conversation. Tensions rise. Joy fades. The conversation limps on, if at all, as a conversation we have to deal with, not one we get to work through. This outlook on race is a tragedy,...
by Isaac Adams
The other day I learned potentially devastating information about a historical figure I admire. I trust you know what it’s like. When it comes to race and racism, these revelations seem far too common. We learn of a theologian owning slaves, advocating for segregation...
by Isaac Adams
“And [Jesus] told [his followers] a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.” – Luke 18:1 Praying about Systemic Racism is important. Jesus goes on to tell the parable of the persistent widow who continually begs a godless judge...
by Isaac Adams
“Lord, thank you for the liberties we enjoy.” That’s how my wife prayed the other day. Her prayer struck me because she often does not pray for liberties we take for granted in the U.S. What was going on? What changed? Here’s the answer: Her knowledge about the...
