Andrew Bondurant

“People, place, and presence. What humanity lost through Adam and Eve’s rebellion in the garden will be regained through the promise made to Abraham and his descendants.”
― Matthew S Harmon, Rebels and Exiles: A Biblical Theology of Sin and Restoration

“Race, as we often use the term (not as in ethnicity or people group, like Revelation 7:9), is an evolutionary construct. Our country has a sordid history of using that construct to oppress image bearers. That history impacts the church, no matter what we call it. Biblically specific language is a must. Dismissing issues based solely on terminology isn’t helpful.”
― Jasmine L. Holmes, Mother to Son: Letters to a Black Boy on Identity and Hope

“My son, I want you to be shrewd, careful, and to guard your party affiliation carefully beneath the shadow of the cross. Donkeys and elephants be hanged. Because that’s the only allegiance that offers a roadmap out of the mire of the political mess we’ve made.”
― Jasmine L. Holmes, Mother to Son: Letters to a Black Boy on Identity and Hope

“The answer to favoritism between light and dark skin isn’t to stick our heads in the sand and claim we don’t see color, because that is to ignore the beauty that the Lord poured into our skin.”
― Jasmine L. Holmes, Mother to Son: Letters to a Black Boy on Identity and Hope