Jim Crow – Red Letter Christians

Stewarding Our Privilege for the Kingdom of God

August 11, 2021

Books, Practical Justice, Race, Theology

Unbridled privilege destroys our witness and credibility in the world, prohibiting disciples from taking on the mindset of Christ, loving our neighbors as ourselves, and seeking the peace and prosperity of our communities.

Let’s Talk About Reparations

Corey Leak

June 30, 2019

Politics, Practical Justice, Race, Theology

We aren’t the first civilization to debate reparations.

Prisons “Overwhelmingly Filled With People of Color”: Just or Unjust?

Margot Starbuck

March 3, 2014

Church Life, General, Race

MAR 3, 2014 | BY: MARGOT STARBUCK -- Broken family structure and the broken education system fail many of our children daily. However, society still...

Children of the New Jim Crow

Shawn Casselberry

August 30, 2013

General, Race

AUGUST 30, 2013 | BY: SHAWN CASSELBERRY -- The truth is, the prison system is a destructive and violent force in the lives of children...

Identifying the Language of Race and Privilege

Greg Bolt

August 2, 2013

Books, Race

Editor's Note: This post is part of the Red Letter Book Club, featuring Bruce Reyes-Chow's latest book: But I Don't See You as Asian: Curating Conversations About Race. After reading this book, I now deep...

Christian Rhetoric in Understanding Racism

Katelin Hansen

December 7, 2012

General, Race

Christianity is filled with helpful ways of understanding modern racism. The way in which Christians view the world helps us understand our individual roles within a larger system of racial injustice. Yet the G...