the books I have read over the past several months - AB

Sunday Follow-Up - Read, Listen, Follow, Pray

Throughout this week, there are a couple of things I'll try to follow-up on from Sunday's sermon. I have heard feedback from several of you and I hope we are starting a robust conversation about some of the issues around race. Let's keep our Bibles open and continue to remember that we are united in Christ, affirming one another in all that means.


I encourage you to do four things in response to Sunday...

Read, Listen, Follow, and Pray.


READ - Here is a currated list of books and other short readings. This is not exhaustive but a good place to start.


Books

For an introduction to racial reconciliation in the Church:

Be the Bridge by Latasha Morrison


For a stark look at the American church’s racist history:

The Color of Compromise by Jemar Tisby


For a personal narrative:

I'm Still Here by Austin Channing Brown 

The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois



Short reads

MLK’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail

Confessions Of An Accidentally Racially Blind Pastor

White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack



LISTEN - follow these links to helpful podcasts. You also find and add them through your favorite podcast app.


Be the Bridge 


Truth’s Table


Pass the Mic



FOLLOW - diversify your social media feeds. Here are some good people to follow. You may not always agree, but they will help you think through these issues.


Diversify your social media feeds:


Latasha Morrison 


Lucretia Berry


Eugene Cho


Jemar Tisby


Nathan Luis Cartagena


Brenda McNeil


Esau McCaulley


Soong-Chan Rah


Austin Channing Brown


Thabiti Anyabwile


Robert Chao Romero 


Pray - While the issue of race in America tends to be between black and white, we have an opportunity to step toward a broader picture of the kingdom by prayerfully exploring a deeper partnership with the Chinese Church.


Please pray for:

  • growing love and unity between our congregations
  • courageous, obedient hearts to work through the challenges with gentleness and patience
  • a shared vision of unity for the sake of the kingdom
  • the right pace to move forward


  1. Thanks for this list, I'm reading, trying to listen better and praying. "White Privilege:Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack" was good!