The Breaking of the Wall – Alienation and [Racial] Reconciliation in Christ

'Alienation' is a word that has become common parlance over the past hundred years, a familiarity that was perhaps bolstered most by the writings of Karl Marx, who truly popularized the word. Alienation can come in many forms. For Marx it was primarily economic and political; as John Stott noted, alienation is partly a “sense … Continue reading The Breaking of the Wall – Alienation and [Racial] Reconciliation in Christ

Working through the vice of not seeing color

The idea of contending with racism in the present day can seem somewhat paradoxical. Growing up we were taught that everybody was equal, that black people and white people and Hispanic people were all the same, and that the racists were the people who said that they weren't the same. Our generation grew up with … Continue reading Working through the vice of not seeing color