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

June 27 After Jesus’ resurrection, he gave his Jewish disciples a cross-cultural, missional mandate that is commonly called the Great Commission.  This command is for every follower of Jesus.  (Gray, Derwin. “How To Heal Our Racial Divide” pg 80)  Day 127 of Russia’s War on Ukraine.  As America draws deeper into a social, political divide; … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

June 21 We are born in a sin-saturated world.  The demonic powers are running rampant.  Racism, among other sins, is a foul odor that needs to be replaced by the fragrance of love.  Go and be merciful to your neighbors of all ethnicities.  In and through the power of the Messiah, we can heal the … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

Good morning! I usually take Sunday’s off from blogging, but I am currently stuck at work with nothing else to do but share some words with y’all. Happy Father’s Day (again) to all you Dad’s out there! Being a Father is an incredible blessing and an enormous task, but worth every headache and heartbreak to … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

June 18 Father, You made a promise to Abraham. Your promise was fulfilled by your Son and sealed by the Spirit. By grace through faith, I belong to this beautiful kaleidoscope called the church. In your family purchased by Jesus and birthed by the blood of Jesus are people of different ethnicities and cultures. As … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

June 17 Somehow we have been deceived into thinking that loving our brothers and sisters of a different ethnicity, political party, socioeconomic class, or gender is optional.  Loving and living in unity is not optional.  Reconciliation is intrinsic to the gospel of our King  (Gray, Derwin “How to Heal Our Racial Divide” pg 41) Day … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion