Democracy often is discussed in the language of elections, institutions, constitutions and public policy. Scripture begins elsewhere. Before it concerns itself with governments, it concerns itself with people. Before it addresses systems, it forms character. That is why Proverbs 4…
The Black Church was not meant to save America
Whenever America experiences a moral crisis, someone eventually asks where the Black Church is. The question recurs with remarkable consistency. It surfaced during the Civil Rights Movement, resurfaced during periods of racial unrest and continues to arise whenever democratic tensions…