Woke Church: An Urgent Call for Christians in America to Confront Racism and Injustice
by Eric Mason
updated 5d ago
by Eric Mason
updated 5d ago
Pan-Africanists and Black Nationalists use the term “woke” to refer to no longer being naïve nor in mental slavery. We have borrowed the term and redeemed it to be used in the context of being awakened from deadened, sinful thinking. In fact, every believer has been awakened from sin’s effects and Satan’s deception (Eph. 5:14). Thus, the believer i
... See moreJonathan Simcoe added 8mo ago
To me staying woke means making sure that you’re tuned into your community. That you are doing everything that you can to not only educate yourself but to bring someone else along. To ensure that we all have the same information. It’s not enough to be woke on your own; you need to help someone else along to also get woke. Woke is about a state of m
... See moreJonathan Simcoe added 8mo ago
Pan-Africanists and Black Nationalists use the term “woke” to refer to no longer being naïve nor in mental slavery. We have borrowed the term and redeemed it to be used in the context of being awakened from deadened, sinful thinking. In fact, every believer has been awakened from sin’s effects and Satan’s deception (Eph. 5:14). Thus, the believer i
... See moreJonathan Simcoe added 10mo ago
Because a musical, cultural form that’s only about forty years old should not have more impact than the church, which has existed for thousands of years. We should be the main communicator about challenges that happen in our country on race and justice. We should be the first place that people look to for answers. We should be the ones presenting a
... See moreJonathan Simcoe added 10mo ago
I said, “Son, these are our people.” He said, “These are our people? Is this today?” He could not wrap his eight-year-old mind around it. He began to weep because he could not reconcile the idea of slavery in today’s age.
Jonathan Simcoe added 8mo ago
I said, “Son, these are our people.” He said, “These are our people? Is this today?” He could not wrap his eight-year-old mind around it. He began to weep because he could not reconcile the idea of slavery in today’s age.
Jonathan Simcoe added 10mo ago
Our division in the church in America is rooted in disconnection from one another.
Jonathan Simcoe added 10mo ago
Most African Americans have had at least two life-altering experiences that are burned into their memory—the moment they realized they were black and the moment they realized that was a problem.
Jonathan Simcoe added 10mo ago
What Paul is saying is that the gospel strengthens us through the Spirit to see things in our society that others do not. We are called, as the people of God, to wake up. To see what others don’t and call it out. The church in America is not awake to the reality of what is happening in communities across this nation, and we are missing out on our c
... See moreJonathan Simcoe added 10mo ago