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“Colorblind ideology is the twenty-first-century continuation of white Christian silence to racism.”
― Trouble I've Seen: Changing the Way the Church Views Racism
― Trouble I've Seen: Changing the Way the Church Views Racism
“We can answer the question “Who is God?” only by attending to who God has revealed himself to be.”
― Who Is God? (Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology): Key Moments of Biblical Revelation
― Who Is God? (Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology): Key Moments of Biblical Revelation
“Since God did not create out of necessity, God's relationship to creation is not held together through a master-slave relationship in which bondage and necessity are the central features. Instead... the creature's existence is a gift. It is the product of the sovereignty or freedom of God. It is just this freedom that the human being images as the mirror of the very Being, which is the very act, of freedom that brought it forth.”
― Race: A Theological Account
― Race: A Theological Account
“Mature people engage the complexity of the biblical text as it points us to the presence of God without it becoming God or an idol.”
― If God Still Breathes, Why Can't I?: Black Lives Matter and Biblical Authority
― If God Still Breathes, Why Can't I?: Black Lives Matter and Biblical Authority
“What I’ve learned from talking to so many victims of traumatic events, abuse, or neglect is that after absorbing these painful experiences, the child begins to ache. A deep longing to feel needed, validated, and valued begins to take hold. As these children grow, they lack the ability to set a standard for what they deserve. And if that lack is not addressed, what often follows is a complicated, frustrating pattern of self-sabotage, violence, promiscuity, or addiction.”
― What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
― What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
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