Race and Grace

It seems like I’ve been in discussions about race and diversity my whole life. It’s only in recent years, though, that I’ve been actively engaged with discussions about race in the church. 

The discussions, I believe, are important—and they are also filled with landmines. It’s very easy for emotions to get out of hand and for false accusations to fly, generating more heat than light. (I know this is mixing a lot of metaphors—but if the apostle Paul can do it, so can I!)

What follows are some principles I’ve penned as a guide to my own soul in how to talk about race with other believers. I often fail in applying them, but I believe they are basically right and helpful. I don’t know if they will be helpful to others, but I’ll reproduce them below and let you decide!