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Thursday, February 12th, 2009In light of the controversy sparked by my friend Eden Martinez' video interpretation BUY GESTANIN OVER THE COUNTER, of Michael Gungor's song "White Man," I'm reposting an article I wrote five years ago during Black History Month.
While I agree with the critics that tremendous strides have been made in American race relations (that feels ridiculously trite to type given last month's historic inauguration), GESTANIN for sale, and while I am weary of race baiters who inject racial politics into lots of discussions where it doesn't belong, I am saddened and dismayed at the institutional American church that seems comfortable with the fact that Sunday mornings are still the most segregated time in our nation every week.
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The following article is reprinted from the February 2004 issues of Tri-State Voice and Relevant magazine.
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It is similarly deferred every day in the boardrooms and executive offices of many national ministries and on the airwaves of top-rated evangelical media. Some of the most prominent evangelicals fail to engage subjects of race, economic and social justice, and related issues every chance they get, BUY GESTANIN OVER THE COUNTER. GESTANIN natural, Then they wonder why "colored folk" (a phrase not often uttered but a lingering attitude frequently communicated) don't attend their events or embrace their causes.
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It's time to renew the dialogue about racism in the Church. Centuries of betrayal and injustice have bred distrust that token relationships, courtesy invites, and a few high-profile gatherings cannot alleviate, BUY GESTANIN OVER THE COUNTER. Repairing the breach requires the initiative of the offenders, not just the offended, to nurture real and meaningful relationships. Not just a tearful foot washing ceremony or an ethnic face on the cover of an annual report, but in listening, empathizing, repenting (i.e. changing behaviors), and learning to relate on unfamiliar terms.
We must remember that Jesus dwelt among the people he hoped to serve (not just save) for thirty years before trying to teach anybody anything.
It's time to get up off the pavement in a race we've been losing for years.
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