Really instructive thoughts from Piper on the topic of interracial marriage. Since the news of a church in Kentucky banning an interracial couple, these words are particularly relevant. I might add, also, that interracial marriages is not referring exclusively to black/white races but all races whether Hispanic, Asian, African, or Persian (like myself).
Archive for the ‘Race’ category
Piper on Blessing Interracial Marriages
December 12, 2011Bloodlines Documentary with John Piper
September 30, 2011I recently picked up this book on hard copy as well as on Kindle. Below is an exclusive video documentary featuring John Piper as he walks through his personal story of growing up in the racist South. His personal story boldly champions the transforming power of the gospel and the beauty of racial diversity and [...]
Bloodlines by John Piper
September 15, 2011Last night, I picked up on Kindle John Piper’s latest book, Bloodlines: Race, Cross, and the Christian (foreword by Tim Keller). I have always enjoyed reading works by Piper, but I’m especially interested in this one because of the topic and how it relates to my life and work. There are two parts to the book: [...]
POTW :: t4g08 :: thabiti
April 19, 2008A little different POTW this week. I’ve started look at some of the pics from this week and posting some on my Flickr page. You can find them all at this set (or watch them in a slide show). Here are some from Thabiti Anyabwile’s message Tuesday night.
Thabiti On Transracial Adoption and the Gospel
September 20, 2007Some of you will remember last week my series of posts on race and the gospel (if not, go here for the summary and a PDF compilation you can download). I was delighted to find out yesterday that the good people of Carolina Hope Adoption Agency recently did an interview with Thabiti Anyabwile, pastor of [...]
Hometown Hatred and the Gospel of Inclusion, Wrap-Up
September 15, 2007In the consummation of all things in Christ, there will be for eternity praises unto Jesus, Savior of the world, sung from the lips of millions in thousands of languages where the white man will be but a minority. The racial integrity spoken of in Scripture is not that of a mullet-wearing white man from [...]
Hometown Hatred and the Gospel of Inclusion, Part 4
September 14, 2007Alright. This is my last post on this topic. I know it’s long (equivalent of a 10-page paper), but you can read it easily in under 10 minutes. I felt like this topic was important enough to invest a considerable amount of time this week on the topic of race and the gospel, and I [...]
Hometown Hatred and the Gospel of Inclusion, Part 3
September 13, 2007Continuing on the issue of racial reconciliation and the gospel, I want to provide some links and resources for those of you interested in going deeper. This list is not exhaustive by any means, but it is a good starting point for further reading. In the following post, I will provide some Scripture texts and [...]
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