Gymnast Morgan Price became the first athlete from a historically Black college or university team to win a national collegiate championship on Friday.

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Unhealthy racial awareness mindset says, “I’ve gained some knowledge and I have now arrived and know better than the victims of racism.”

Healthy racial awareness mindset says.”I’ve gained some knowledge but I still have room to grow and much to learn.”

“the violent take it by force” Matthew 11:12

If Christians don’t pursue justice with redemptive methods, we shouldn’t be surprised if others use non-redemptive methods to pursue it.

Tom Wright

The biblical phrase “poor in spirit” doesn’t just mean spiritually humble.

It means socially helpless
It means economically oppressed
It means lacking life-giving resources
It means deprived of justice
It means devoid of strength

The Kingdom of God comes to their rescue.

Just preach the gospel

Euangellion(gospel) was a political term referring to the reign of ceasar to bring the pax romana

NT writers apply it to the reign of Christ in bringing peace to the world

Preach the gospel means more than about going to heaven but heaven coming to earth

There can be no shared human connection without shared human vulnerability.

Although it was not merely this, there was a serious racial drama being played out through the varied responses to Iowa and Caitlin Clark versus LSU and South Carolina. Does anyone know of a good article/social analysis on this?

Colorblind theology denies
1. God’s promise to Abraham that “in you all the nations shall be blessed”(Gen18:18)
2. The Father’s promise to the Son that “I will make you a light to the nations”(Is.49:6)
3. The Spirits promise to us that “all the peoples will praise God” (Ps 67:5)

Dawn Staley...
- led her team to a perfect 38-0 season
- just won her 3rd national title
- went 109-3 in her last three seasons

🐐🐐🐐

Christian nationalism reveals a deep skepticism about the power of Christian love and the place of Christian witness.

When people don’t realize the gospel relates to social justice, it leaves me wondering whether they read or pray the Psalms.

Psalm 72:12-14
“he will deliver the needy who cry out,
the afflicted who have no one to help.

He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy from death.

He will rescue them from oppression and violence for precious is their blood in his sight.”

A few hurtful things people say about slaveholders.
1. They were men/women of their times
2. They were kind to enslaved people
3. They were theologically 'sound'
4. Their theological contributions outweigh their moral flaws
5. Slaveholding was a minor part of their total lives