Ben Sciacca currently serves as the Director of Leadership Development for Desire Street Ministries (www.desirestreet.org). Ben has been ministering and living in under-resourced communities for almost 20 years. He writes and speaks about the gospel and social justice. His latest book is Meals from Mars: A Parable of Prejudice and Providence. He and his wife and four children live in Birmingham, Alabama. You can follow him @iamJudahBen.
Jesus offers each of us the red pill of grace.
Part of helping our children learn to love their neighbors is to introduce them to the lives and contributions of the diverse people in this nation who helped make it what it is today.
Thousands of years ago God addressed King Josiah’s son, Shallum, through the prophet Jeremiah. “Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms by injustice, who makes his neighbor serve him for nothing and…
I recently spoke with a fellow ministry leader on the phone, and at the end of our conversation we exchanged prayer requests. He kindly asked me to pray for his marriage. His entreaty did not surround any infidelity…
Yesterday’s article proved that having a clear theological understanding of race and racism is important. We want for our children to grasp that everyone is made in the image of God, that racism is an ugly sin, and…
Race and racism have always been relevant. But in an age where our children are as networked and connected as ever, it is important that we help them develop a biblical framework. This article will focus briefly on…
