When I saw you from afar, I thought you were a monster. When you got closer, I thought you were an animal. When you got even closer, I saw that you were a human, but when we were face to face I realized that you were my brother - an African proverb, quoted by John M. Perkins.
This week I’ve read of one pastor who is seeing the present restrictions as an opportunity to mobilize the church into 2400 house churches; and another calling his church to civil disobedience so they can all gather to hear him preach. Two very different perspectives.
Do you feel uncomfortable celebrating the Fourth of July this year? I encourage you to take this moment and reflect on our nation's history by reading the Declaration of Independence in full and considering the values of the people who created it.
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If you are a recently "woke" white pastor and your answer is to go out there and fix the problem yourself, you're not that "woke". Take the time to lament and mourn the long history of racial injustice before trying to be the white Messiah to a problem you just woke up to.
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