Religion & Spirituality
In the wake of Ahmad Arbery, there are some things to expect, and ways to respond as believers. Initially, I had recorded this as a video, but I turned it into a slightly shortened podcast for listening convenience."If you never risk offending your "base" with your truth-telling but are always aimed at your ideological foes, you're not a prophet, but a panderer." -Jared C. WilsonAlso discussed are some reading recommendations.(not an add)White Awake: An Honest Look at What It Means to Be WhiteBe the Bridge: Pursuing God's Heart for Racial Reconciliation by Latasha Morrison The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church's Complicity in Racism by Jemar TisbyWhen Heaven and Earth Collide: Racism, Southern Evangelicals, and the Better Way of Jesus by Alan CrossOh Freedom!: A Conscious US History Curriculum by Delina Pryce McPhaullOf note that I failed to expand upon in the recording: the Justice for the McMichaels, at least the one I was referring to, was likely a trolling page. That doesn’t negate its being terribly problematic, & in fact, I would argue, makes it worse. Thousands upon thousands of people joined it either because they didn’t know they were being trolled or because they knew it was trolling and were in on the “joke.” Either circumstance is incredibly grievous and devaluing. For that reason, I chose to let its mention remain in the recording and am just tagging on the addendum here.