Revisiting the topic with special guests, again.
David sits down with special guests Doug, Lawrence, and Steven to talk through the topic of unity and race in the church again. This time, we try to dig into a few more specifics and hopefully come out on the other side tearing down some of the mental walls that the culture around us tries to put up. In the end, nothing is as beautiful than the truth that we are one in Christ.
(Excuse the audio quality. This is just part of the by-product of sitting down with a group this size.)
Episode timeline:
(2:15) — It’s been a minute since all of these topics ignited with the death of George Floyd. How do they think it’s been since then?
(9:45) — The phrase: “We are all one race in the church. One church.”
(20:00) — What does it practically mean for us to be “racially reconciled?”
(41:45) — Do you feel like society has expectations for your based on your skin? How do you fight living against those, and live in Christ instead?
(50:15) — Is it hard not to be bitter? Why do minorities think collectively? Why does the culture entitle us to hostility?
(1:01:00) — “Bitterness is not worth my joy.”
Recommendations:
- Check out the resources from the first podcast.
- Find a good wife! Like David’s!
David, thanks for coming back to this topic again. It is so important for the church, and especially white Christians. Just a comment from near the end when you were talking about hostility and POC not assuming hostility when they come into a predominantly white church. I agree. I think the bigger challenge is for white Christians to check their attitudes and to show grace to POC who may be suspicious because of the many times they have been hurt by unfair treatment. The majority culture (especially in the church) needs to take more responsibility for healing the wounds rather than always expecting POC to give us the benefit of the doubt. Keep up the good work! 😊
Thanks for listening and saying this! I agree. That’s the call of loving one another as the church. We all recognize where we have a responsibility/opportunity to love, and we do it sacrificially. Thank you!