A primary role of the church, and of the gospel upon which it is founded, is to prepare its people for eternity. Or, to put it more plainly, to prepare them to die. And yet death and eternity are arguably subjects that the church seems to avoid addressing more than almost any others. Read more from Darrell Harrison Culture’s Tragic Redefinition Of the Term White … [Read more...]
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Culture’s Tragic Redefinition Of the Term White Evangelicalism
As increasing numbers of professing Christians subscribe to a gospel of social justice – a fundamental tenet of which is the resurrection and prosecution of past sins committed primarily by white evangelical Christians against black people whether by commission or omission – the term ‘evangelical Christian(ity)’ has become synonymous with historical and present-day attitudes of … [Read more...]
Being Black Is Not the Most Important Distinction About Me
Much is being made today of the state of the so-called “black community.” Unfortunately, this is not breaking news. The truth is that we made much of the black community in the 1960s. …and the 1970s… …and the 1980s… …and the 1990s… …and… Well, you get the point. You may want to read: Darrell Harrison's Blog Why President Trump and Jesse Jackson Are Both … [Read more...]
Guess What? Your Marriage Is Supposed To Kill You
Marriage is a subject that has been – and continues to be – talked about to infinity and back. More specifically, how to have a “happy marriage” (with “happy” being open to interpretation). Warning – Jesus talked a lot about dying to yourself and taking up your cross. He also talked about the evil of hurting others. If you are in an abusive marriage, this article is not for … [Read more...]
A Soteriology of Selfies: Jesus and the Samaritan Woman
Nearly two decades after the advent of the first camera phone, selfies remain a thing. It seems everyone from former President Barack Obama to Pope Francis has become enamored with the prospect of taking pictures of themselves and posting them on social media to the admiration and idolization of millions. Come see a man who told me all the things that I have done. – John 4:29 … [Read more...]
I Love God’s Sovereignty Until Something Bad Happens To Me
For many within the evangelical church, the doctrine of the sovereignty of God is a difficult one to accept. “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts. – Isaiah 55:8-9 (NASB) Fundamental to this tension is the … [Read more...]
Why President Trump and Jesse Jackson are both wrong
A recent CNBC.com article contained an embedded tweet from President Donald Trump that caught my attention. It reads: If Chicago doesn’t fix the horrible “carnage” going on, 228 shootings in 2017 with 42 killings (up 24% from 2016), I will send in the Feds! In response to this somewhat cryptic presage by our nation’s 45th president, Jesse Jackson, a man who many today still … [Read more...]
The Hidden Theology of the New Movie, Hidden Figures
"Hidden Figures" is an excellent movie about three talented black women in the racist's sixties. As wonderful as that is, the greater story is not their blackness but how God's image is magnified through jars of clay. Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to Your name give glory, because of Your lovingkindness, because of Your truth. – Psalm 115:1 The critically-acclaimed 20th … [Read more...]
How support for Donald Trump exposed the racism of the left
The question is a simple one: Does an American citizen who is legally registered to vote have the right to cast that vote for the candidate of his or her choice? Simple enough, right? Apparently not, as it depends on who you ask. The post-election lamenting of the Left continues to garner headlines. More than a week after Donald Trump became this nation’s 45th President-elect, … [Read more...]
How political idolatry distorts spiritual priorities
For many Christians, politics has a way of inverting the context (orthodoxy) and application (orthopraxy) of the words Christ spoke: “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.” See Matthew 28:19 As followers of Christ we are commanded to make disciples of all nations. We are not commanded to … [Read more...]
Why some who call for an end to racism don’t really want it
It seems the incessant noise about race relations in America is becoming more deafening with each passing day. The topic has become so ubiquitous it’s as if the very word ‘racism’ is the last one you hear before going to bed each night, and the first one you wake up to in the morning. Imagine, if you will… [Queue transition music] “Ahhh, good morning, sweetheart! You’re … [Read more...]
How Cultural Christianity Is Destroying the Black Church
This is the fourth in a series of commentaries I’ll be writing on traditions and customs that, in my humble opinion, are doing damage to the missional purpose of what is commonly referred to as the “black church”. The objective of this series is not to denigrate any particular denomination, church, or individual, but to humbly address what I personally view as orthopraxy … [Read more...]
The danger of opening the doors to the church
From the Darrell Harrison series: 10 things the black church should stop doing This is the third in a series of commentaries I’ll be writing on traditions and customs that, in my humble opinion, are doing damage to the missional purpose of what is commonly referred to as the “Black Church”. The objective of this series is not to denigrate any particular denomination, … [Read more...]
The problem when black churches treat the pastor’s wife as “co-pastor”
From the Darrell Harrison series: 10 things the black church should stop doing This is the second in a series of commentaries I’ll be writing on traditions and customs that, in my humble opinion, are doing damage to the missional purpose of what is commonly referred to as the “Black Church”. The objective of this series is not to denigrate any particular denomination, … [Read more...]
The black church needs to stop idolizing the pastor
From the Darrell Harrison series: 10 things the black church should stop doing This is the first in a series of commentaries I’ll be writing on traditions and customs that, in my humble opinion, are doing damage to the missional purpose of what is commonly referred to as the “Black Church”. The objective of this series is not to denigrate any particular denomination, church, … [Read more...]