Category: Culture
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Racial Reconciliation
Tim Keller wrote “Generous Justice” in 2010. He speaks there about John Perkins’ strategy for rebuilding poor communities (Perkins has been a leader in community development and racial reconciliation for many years in the USA). I think the principle he articulates from John Perkins is so important for a vital, cross cultural, gospel-shaped ministry of…
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Charleston, South Carolina
We all mourn the tragedy in Charleston, where the hatred of one white man for black people turned into murderous rage. Eight African American Christians are dead. As a nation we don’t know how to even think about such an evil act. We are humbled by the forgiving spirit of these families and friends. Pundits are…
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An Upside down World. Distinguishing between home and mission field no longer makes sense. Christopher J.H. Wright
Chris Wright is the international director of the Langham Partnership. He wrote “The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible’s Grand Narrative (Intervarsity, 2006). This CT article highlights the changes in Global Christianity, where the “old peripheries are now the center.” He speaks of our “blindness to the ways Western Christianity is infected by cultural idolatry.” …
