It is an undisputable fact that many of the founding fathers of the United States owned slaves.  But before they agreed to commit lives and resources to revolt against Great Britain, they wanted assurances that any future government would permit them to continue to amass personal fortunes off these privately-held unpaid labor forces.  To accomplish … Continue reading Episode 68: The Color of Compromise – “The Judgement of Jefferson.”

It is an undisputable fact that many of the founding fathers of the United States owned slaves.  But before they agreed to commit lives and resources to revolt against Great Britain, they wanted assurances that any future government would permit them to continue to amass personal fortunes off these privately-held unpaid labor forces.  To accomplish … Continue reading Episode 68: The Color of Compromise – “The Judgement of Jefferson.”

The date was 1609.  Jamestown Colony was established in what some day would be known as the state of Virginia on the Atlantic Coast of North America.  Wihin a few years of the colony’s founding, tobacco was introduced to the colony, and indentured servants from England supplied most of the field labor as a way … Continue reading Episode 67: The Color of Compromise – “The Making of Race in Colonial America.”

The date was 1609.  Jamestown Colony was established in what some day would be known as the state of Virginia on the Atlantic Coast of North America.  Wihin a few years of the colony’s founding, tobacco was introduced to the colony, and indentured servants from England supplied most of the field labor as a way … Continue reading Episode 67: The Color of Compromise – “The Making of Race in Colonial America.”

God has called all Christians, regardless of race, to engage in the work of anti-racism. At a minimum, we all must continually engage in self-examination, rooting out our biases about ourselves and others, scrutinizing them for the common sin-patterns that beset all of humanity. We need to see how these sin-patterns manifest themselves collectively in … Continue reading Episode 66: Libby Huizenga – “Grace and the Messiness of White Anti-Racism.”

God has called all Christians, regardless of race, to engage in the work of anti-racism. At a minimum, we all must continually engage in self-examination, rooting out our biases about ourselves and others, scrutinizing them for the common sin-patterns that beset all of humanity. We need to see how these sin-patterns manifest themselves collectively in … Continue reading Episode 66: Libby Huizenga – “Grace and the Messiness of White Anti-Racism.”

Today is the second episode in what will be a chapter-by-chapter book study by the Antioch team of Jemar Tisby’s must-read history of the American church The Color of Compromise: The Truth About the American Church’s Complicity in Racism.  These recorded conversations of our book study are examples of the kinds of dialogue we hope … Continue reading Episode 65: The Color of Compromise – “Pastoring John Newton.”

Today is the second episode in what will be a chapter-by-chapter book study by the Antioch team of Jemar Tisby’s must-read history of the American church The Color of Compromise: The Truth About the American Church’s Complicity in Racism.  These recorded conversations of our book study are examples of the kinds of dialogue we hope … Continue reading Episode 65: The Color of Compromise – “Pastoring John Newton.”

Today is the first episode in what will be a chapter-by-chapter book study by the Antioch team of Jemar Tisby’s must-read history of the American church The Color of Compromise: The Truth About the American Church’s Complicity in Racism. Every episode, the multi-racial Antioch team gathers around a table, turns on the mics, and talk … Continue reading Episode 64: The Color of Compromise – “Complicity, Courage and Confrontation.”

From time to time, those of us on the Antioch Podcast may share something from our individual professional lives: perhaps a speech, an article, or a story that has relevance to Biblical Anti-Racism. Today, is one of those episodes where this time I am going to share something. This is an article I’ve been writing … Continue reading Episode 63: Eric Nykamp – What Does It Mean to “Do the Work of Anti-Racism?”