Applying biblical truth to social, cultural, political, and theological issues in our world.
In surveying the current socio-cultural landscape in America, it seems that increasing numbers of individuals are either identifying as social justice activists or aspire to be one. What began with the protestations of one individual over perceived systemic "racial" injustices being perpetrated against black people, primarily by those who occupy certain positions of power and …
Continue reading Why ‘Racism’ Isn’t Wrong
Located on one of the most historic streets in the United States, particularly for black Americans, Auburn Avenue in downtown Atlanta stands the venerable Big Bethel AME Church. "Big Bethel", as it is affectionately and reverently known, was founded in 1847, the same year educator and abolitionist Frederick Douglass began publishing his anti-slavery newspaper The …
Continue reading Is the Gospel No Longer Enough for Black Christians?
"The business of Christianity is not simply to make us feel happier or even to make us live a better life, it is to reconcile us to God." D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones There is a movement afoot, particularly within black evangelical circles, to extol, if not exalt, social justice as the raison d'etre, that is, the …
Continue reading How “Woke Theology” is Weakening the (Black) Church
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