August 1 America has been and will continue to be a force for good in the world.  But like all nations in a fallen, sin-afflicted world, she has had moments of monstrous evil.  We need to acknowledge this.  It is not unpatriotic to want to reveal our mistakes in order to heal them.  (Dr. Gray, … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

July 29 Just as an orchestra has an array of musical instruments that create beautiful music when played in harmony, so does God’s multiethnic family.  Our ethnic and cultural differences are instruments of grace that play the sound of love for the world to hear.  If we do not teach the world how to love, … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

July 22 Healing the racial divide is going to require people to be unwavering in their allegiance to Jesus and his Gospel.  For such a time as this, you are being raised up to be this person.  (Dr. Gray, Derwin, “How To Heal Our Racial Divide”, pg 142) Day 152 of Russia’s war with Ukraine.  … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

July 21 Color-blessed disciples see themselves as participating in a global family.  We become a community of siblings, preserving the unity that Jesus won through his sacrificial death and resurrection.  (Dr. Gray, Derwin, “How To Heal Our Racial Divide”, pg 137) Day 151 of Russia’s war with Ukraine.  Day 51 of America’s deadliest summer in … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

July 18 Colorblind ideology also creates a false sense that everything is okay.  It acts like a spiritual sleeping aid that causes us to ignore certain injustices.  (Dr. Gray, Derwin, “How To Heal Our Racial Divide”, pg 131) Day 148 of Russia’s war with Ukraine.  Russia has increased its missile attacks on civilian targets over … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

July 15 Those who love their brothers and sisters in Christ of a different ethnicity the way they love themselves are on their way to healing the racial divide.  Love heals the hurt.  Love undoes injustice.  Love is the bridge that connects the disconnected.  Love takes a sledgehammer of grace and breaks down the barriers … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

July 12 Negative is not my normal.  (Pastor Steven Furtick, “The Hard Work of Happiness” July 10, 2022) Good morning family!  I have fallen behind on our summer reading, so I have nothing new to share from Dr. Derwin Gray’s book “How To Heal Our Racial Divide”.  But it works out, because Pastor Steven Furtick … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

July 7 Whether it be White supremacy, Black supremacy, or any kind of supremacy, God will judge it.  If God’s people are acting just like the world, choosing power and privilege over the Kingdom, what good are we to the world?  (Gray, Derwin. “How To Heal Our Racial Divide” pg 114)  Day 137 of Russia’s … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

July 2 From the very beginning of Christianity, the Jesus movement has been a multiethnic, global family.  It is time for us to walk in step with gospel reconciliation to live out our purpose as the family of God.  (Gray, Derwin. “How To Heal Our Racial Divide” pg 93)  Day 132 of Russia’s War on … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

June 28 Ethnic diversity in church leadership matters.  When you see someone who looks like you, it encourages you. The first Christians understood this principle, and they were proactive in healing a divide before it became a schism.  (Gray, Derwin. “How To Heal Our Racial Divide” pg 86)  Day 128 of Russia’s War on Ukraine.  … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion