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One of the unexpected gifts that has come with White Awake has been the opportunity to travel to a variety of different locales throughout the United States. Within each city I have met vibrant, young, driven, intelligent, transformation-oriented leaders who hunger to see God’s justice and shalom brought from heaven to earth, and meeting them…

Was thankful for this report from the well respected Englewood Review of Books. Check it out here.

As 2017 comes to a close, I took some time to write a letter to members, attenders, and supporters of River City. Our church is organized around three pillars (worship, reconciliation, neighborhood development), and I shared some highlights of the year under each pillar: WORSHIP At the center of the “Church” is Jesus Christ, and…

I was recently invited to submit a chapter for the wonderful book project Intercultural Ministry, co-edited by Dr.’s Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Jann Aldredge-Clanton. The topic I was asked to address – and the one that I subsequently shared with our staff and elder teams at River City – was how to address power dynamics…

I’ve long been an admirer of the work of Dr. Grace Ji-Sun Kim, and among the many things I am in awe of with her is the amount of books she’s authored! Her voice is very influential in both the academy and in the church, and one of her latest projects is an anthology entitled…

It was a joy and honor to be participate in the 2017 Racial Reconciliation Conference, hosted at New Life Fellowship in Queens, NY. My spiritual connection to this church goes all the way back to the early 2000’s, when the founding pastor, Pete Scazzero, released the landmark book The Emotionally Healthy Church. Nancy Ortberg, my…

There was a time when the word “evangelical”carried a positive connotation – a time where being part of an evangelical community inferred a commitment to both God and to neighbor. But in today’s society it is no secret that the word has lost almost all credibility. To speak of evangelicals now is to at best,…

I have been a dormant blogger lately, which I apologize for! From a writing standpoint, I have been hard at work on my newest book project with Intervarsity Press, entitled “White Awake.” I am very excited with the progress, and if all goes well it will be out in October 2017. On the church side,…

“What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” — A.W. Tozer I love this quote from A.W. Tozer, and believe it is spot on. There are many important things about us, but how we think about God is at the top of the list. Nothing will…