Engaging conversations on race or sexuality is a hard, holy task.

As Christians, we don’t always do it well, even if our hearts are in the right place.

• Are these conversations the same?

Stephanie Thole entered into this conversation with extraordinary grace and kindness, and we are thrilled to listen in again.

//: Highlights

• “We were one of the few black families. I remember always being so attracted to all of these white boys. In my mind, I was like, ‘I gotta get rid of this…’ I understood at a very early age that that was not allowed.” —Stephanie Thole

//: Do the Next Thing

• For more on this conversation, check out our friends Daniel Hill and Rebecca McLaughlin! They lend their voices well to these issues.

• The Secular Creed by Rebecca McLaughlin.