{"id":22130,"date":"2020-06-12T08:00:05","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T12:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/?p=22130"},"modified":"2025-03-07T18:54:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T22:54:55","slug":"anti-racism-curated-links-for-june-12-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/es\/anti-racism-curated-links-for-june-12-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-racism: Curated Links for June 12, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Happy Friday, friends!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It has been another remarkable week. Protests against racism and police brutality continue around the world, and there is a new groundswell of popular interest in and support for anti-racist efforts.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Christians, we gladly join in these efforts as a simple outworking of the gospel in our cultural context. I hope it&#8217;s not a flash in the pan. I&#8217;m praying and hoping and learning how to work for the long-term systemic change we need to ensure that we don&#8217;t go &#8220;back to normal&#8221; in a few weeks.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I find myself cautiously encouraged by the mass support we are seeing for justice right now. As Jemar Tisby has been saying, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JemarTisby\/status\/1270835017841889280\">&#8220;Something different is happening this time&#8230;&#8221;<\/a> And while some celebrities and politicians <em>might<\/em> be just jumping on the anti-racism bandwagon to garner fans or votes, and least <em>this<\/em> is the bandwagon they&#8217;re jumping on!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the Apostle Paul said about those who were preaching Christ for false motives while he was in prison, &#8220;What does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice&#8221; (Phil 1:18).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So let us continue to repent and lament and pray and hope and listen and learn to work for justice, then, as a simple outworking of our Lord&#8217;s command to love our neighbors as ourselves. We hope the curated links this week will help you to do just that (and there are quite a few)!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/ct\/2020\/june-web-only\/justice-too-long-delayed.html\">The editor of Christianity Today is calling for the church to make restitution for racial sin.<\/a> My friend JR Rozko called this article &#8220;a profound and poignant summary of the history and realities that we (white Christians) must grapple with in this moment.&#8221;<\/li>\r\n<li>Esau McCaulley contends that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/ct\/2020\/june-web-only\/george-floyd-racial-justice-hope-god-who-conquered-death.html\">Christians coming to terms with racism need to be re-enchanted by the Resurrection<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Another one from Esau McCaulley, from last year: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/2019\/august-web-exclusives\/racism-preaching-against-not-distraction-from-gospel.html\">Preaching Against Racism Is Not a Distraction from the Gospel<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>The AND Campaign has some helpful <a href=\"https:\/\/andcampaign.org\/\">Steps for Christian Civic Engagement on Racial Injustice.<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetableindy.org\/anti-racism-resources\/\">We pulled together some resources for anti-racism for our church<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li>From NPR: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/06\/05\/870227980\/why-talking-about-systemic-racism-can-be-difficult-for-evangelical-pastors\">Why Talking About Systemic Racism Can Be Difficult For Evangelical Pastors<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/06\/08\/opinion\/protests-white-christian-racism.html\">An Open Letter to My Fellow White Christians<\/a>, by Margaret Renkl: &#8220;We created Derek Chauvin.&#8221;<\/li>\r\n<li>Need some resources for prayer? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.missioalliance.org\/a-prayer-of-lament-for-these-troubled-times\/\">Rich Villodas wrote a prayer of lament for these troubled times<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegoodbook.com\/blog\/interestingthoughts\/2020\/06\/05\/let-us-pray-prayers-from-women-of-color-blair-linn\/\">Blair Linn wrote a prayer of defiant hope<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rosievillodas.com\/talk-to-your-kids-about-racism\/\">Rosie Villodas on how to talk to your kids about racism<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li>A brief article from me expanding on some of my thoughts above: <a href=\"https:\/\/bensternke.com\/preaching-black-lives-matter-with-false-motives\/\">Preaching Black Lives Matter With False Motives?<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>We had TWO podcast episodes this week, <a href=\"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/podcast\/end-of-youth-ministry-andrew-root\/\">Andrew Root talking about the end of youth ministry<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/podcast\/mike-frost-on-what-the-pandemic-is-revealing-about-us\/\">Mike Frost talking about what the pandemic is revealing about the church and Western society<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunshinebehavioralhealth.com\/mental-health-issues-facing-the-black-community?utm_source=BMH_Guide&amp;utm_medium=Email02&amp;utm_campaign=BMH_Guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.sunshinebehavioralhealth.com\/mental-health-issues-facing-the-black-community?utm_source=BMH_Guide&amp;utm_medium=Email02&amp;utm_campaign=BMH_Guide\">The link between racism and mental health issues in the Black community<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Finally, here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plough.com\/en\/topics\/culture\/art\/the-million-masks-of-god\"> beautiful portrait of the Black painter Henry Ossawa Tanner<\/a>, who created one of my favorite paintings: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.philamuseum.org\/collections\/permanent\/104384.html\">The Annunciation<\/a>.<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s all for this week, friends! I leave you with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/juliet.liu.9862\/posts\/679291916245734\">a thought from Juliet Liu<\/a>, pastor at Life on the Vine Christian Community in the Chicago suburbs:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<p><em>Asphyxiation was often the cause of death for those who were crucified. Contemplating, this morning, a Lord who lived and died in solidarity with those who have cried, &#8216;I can&#8217;t breathe.&#8217; This is the Messiah now reigning from the heavens to establish a just, mercy-filled kingdom.<br \/><\/em><\/p>\r\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/juliet.liu.9862\/posts\/679291916245734\">Juliet Lui, via Facebook<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grace and peace,<br \/>Ben S [for Gravity Leadership]<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">P.S. Join us later this month for a <a href=\"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/failure-of-nerve\/\">FREE Learning Lab<\/a> on Leading in Anxious Times. We&#8217;ll be discussing Edwin Friedman&#8217;s classic leadership book <em><a href=\"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/failure-of-nerve\/\">A Failure of Nerve<\/a><\/em> and what it has to teach us in our current cultural moment. Wed June 24 at 1pm EDT (we&#8217;ll send the recording after if you can&#8217;t make the time). Register and join us!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">P.P.S. Want to get curated links like these in your inbox every week? Join our online community by filling out the form below:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>[display_form id=4]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Friday, friends! It has been another remarkable week. 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