We can’t afford to have the race conversation from just one perspective. We need open-handed conversations about race and opportunities to discuss relevant issues in the church from both a *black* and *white* perspective. Our call as Christians is to love all people, and we can’t do that with *cl...

The white-knuckle approach is to get angry and ask, *Why can’t they get over it already?* The black-fist approach is to retaliate and ask, *Do you now feel the pain you’ve made me feel?* Instead, we must acknowledge the *profiling* that happens and see the *privilege* some of us have over others....

The home we grew up in shaped our lives—for better or worse—and now we have homes and households to shape. We are building the households that future generations will grow up in and learn from, and that makes us history-makers. We get to establish the kind of households where unity is the rule an...

Our words have the power to influence others, not just in person but online. This can be dangerous when we exchange pleasantries in person but then throw daggers at the individual when we’re posting. With great power to listen and respond—both online and in person—comes great responsibility. And ...

When it comes to racism—a spiritual problem in need of a spiritual solution—we have to take an honest look at how our *churches* are contributing to the solution. Are they committing to be places of diversity and unity? Or are they perpetuating the very same problems we’re trying to combat? At th...