When he was eight years old, Michael Wang decided he wanted to go to Harvard. “I don’t know if it’s the Asian stereotype,” he told me, “but I saw it as an avenue to social mobility.
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What Advent Means to Me as a Black Christian
I came to Advent as an Umbros-wearing ‘90s kid, sitting in the pews of a predominately Black cathedral in Ohio, waiting for someone to light a candle so the show could go on.
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Racism is a big deal
When Racial Ideology Is at Odds With Identity
Over the summer, my children have been telling—or better yet, warning—me about Andrew Tate, a conservative, mixed-race social media influencer mostly distinguished for broadcasting his disdain for women (in addition to broad racism and homophobia), and who has recently garnered popularity among
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Race & Rhyme
Brian Blount’s Then the Whisper Put on Flesh was a watershed read for me. The book overtly reads the ethic of the Gospels for what it can do for African Americans. It exploits the text while it affirms it and at times claims it falls short of the fullness of liberation.
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What must still be faced in the Emmett Till tragedy
The case came to symbolize the ruthless, White-dominated, social order.
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The Social Justice Statement and the Scandal of the Evangelical Conscience
On September 5, 2018, James White, John MacArthur and other evangelical leaders issued a statement on “Social Justice and the Gospel.” Other than some clumsy wording about Sola Scriptura, I agreed with everything it said. But I wouldn’t sign it because of what it doesn’t say.
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Why Christmas was the best time of year to escape slavery
Never mind the three wise following the star. In the slavery era, Christmas was all about following the North Star to freedom.
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The Scandal of Particularity, Black Lives, and Jesus
God loves all people by loving a particular people. The movement called “Black Lives Matter” has been a source of controversy among Christians. The affirmation that black lives matter should not be.
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In Arbery’s death, an echo of the ‘sundown towns’ that banned and threatened Black people
The signs are gone now, but once they were a part of America’s roadside culture, posted along the highway at the town or county line, a blunt reminder of brutal racism.
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Front Porch Reflections 
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