Author: Darrell B. Harrison

Darrell B. Harrison is a native of Atlanta, GA. In January 2024, Darrell joined the pastoral staff at Redeemer Bible Church in Gilbert, Arizona, after serving the previous five years at Grace to You, the media ministry of Dr. John MacArthur. He is a Fellow of the Black Theology and Leadership Institute (BTLI) of Princeton Theological Seminary (PTS) in Princeton, New Jersey, and a graduate of the Theology and Ministry program at PTS. Darrell studied at the undergraduate level at Liberty University, where he majored in Psychology with a concentration in Christian Counseling, and was the first black person to be ordained as a deacon in the 200-year history of First Baptist Church of Covington (Georgia), where he attended from 2009 to 2015. Darrell is an ardent student of Reformed theology, and enjoys reading Puritan writers such as Thomas Watson, John Flavel, and Richard Sibbes. Darrell is an advocate of expository teaching and preaching and has a particular passion for seeing expository preaching become the standard within the Black Church.

Why The Debate Over The Star Spangled Banner Has Been Brewing For Over 2,000 Years

On By Darrell B. HarrisonIn Black Conservatism, Black Liberation Theology, Christianity, Family, Gospel, Liberalism, My Worldview, Racism, Religion, Theology4 Comments

Commemorative statue of "The A&T Four" on the campus of North Carolina A&T University in Greensboro, North Carolina.  Over the course of human history, the goal of all protest has been to change minds and influence behavior. Whether it is the Civil War, the Civil Rights Movement, or Black Lives Matter, all dissent, be it corporate or individual, has …

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The Sin of Injustice is No Excuse for the Sin of Racism

On By Darrell B. HarrisonIn Black Conservatism, Black Liberation Theology, Christianity, Family, Gospel, My Worldview, Progressivism, Racism, Religion, Theology12 Comments

Image credit: nypost.com For many young black Americans today, particularly millennials, the pursuit of “social justice” has become somewhat of a raison d'être (the sole reason for which a person or organization exists.) Being convinced that both their personhood and purpose are first and foremost founded in their racial and ethnic identity, they live by the credo: “Before I …

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Socialized Medicine and the Sovereignty of God

On By Darrell B. HarrisonIn Barack Obama, Black Conservatism, Christianity, Conservatism, Conservatives, Democrats, Family, Gospel, Liberalism, Marriage, My Worldview, ReligionLeave a comment

I recently came across the story of Anita and Wolf Gottschalk, an elderly Canadian couple who are being forced to live in separate care facilities due to a backlog in the Canada healthcare system. The Gottschalks, who are in their 80s, have been married 62 years. The situation in which the Gottschalks find themselves is regrettable to say the least. After …

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