What's the next step for a white American Presbyterian Evangelical? God put us here and now, and Acts 2 and Revelation 7:9 among others say running away isn't our calling. A couple of ideas from this pastor, which start with more than a little listening, and a dash of courage.
P.S. Jemar Tisby, author of 'The Color of Compromise' is coming out with 'How to Fight Racism: Courageous Christianity and the Journey towerd Racial Justice' in January 2021. He gives us plenty to think about until then.
Music today: 'Strange Fruit', Billy Holiday, 1939. Chilling and essential.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1hm5fxJEkY
'What's Going On', Marvin Gaye, 1971. Both Holiday and Gaye risked their careers to release these songs, some of the most important of the last century.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-kA3UtBj4M
'It's Not Working (The Truth)', Propoganda, 2017.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-kA3UtBj4M