As our country takes a hard look in the mirror and acknowledges a long history of racial prejudice and injustice, we at Rooted want to observe things from every angle and every viewpoint. In this interview we’ve invited…
Racism and racial injustice are twin sins in our fallen world, and we must all do a better job educating ourselves, speaking up, and fighting for justice alongside our black brothers and sisters. As parents and pastors, it…
The events of the past week’s racial injustices and the subsequent violent riots and protests have caused a surge of racial awareness across social media unlike ever before. When Black Lives Matter first became a hashtag in 2013…
As we have witnessed over the last month the unnecessary deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd, we confess that our silence has been damning. I (Kendal) can still remember where I was as I penned…
Written as “a testament of a mother’s love for her son and of a sister’s love for the body of Christ,” Mother to Son: Letters to a Black Boy on Identity and Hope is a book the church…
Dorena Williamson has a ministry of reconciliation and bridge-building among diverse communities in the church and around the country.
Martin Luther King’s birthday is the perfect opportunity to bring your teenagers along to see the newly released film Just Mercy. The movie, based on attorney Bryan Stevenson’s memoir of the same name, is an account of Stevenson’s…
Watching Just Mercy is not an easy, lighthearted afternoon’s entertainment, but it is well worth the energy to bring your teenagers along to see it. As an aside: you will want to be sure to see the movie…
I, a white male youth pastor from Birmingham, AL, went to The Gospel Coalition’s conference, MLK50, not really knowing what to expect. I came out of the conference with some life-changing lessons that I will pass on to…
