Randy Alcorn's Blog: racism

Randy Alcorn

Randy Alcorn

I'm the author of over sixty books and the founder and director of Eternal Perspective Ministries. I love Jesus, my wife Nanci, and our daughters, sons and five grandsons!

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Racism Can Be Seen in Our Low Expectations of Others

article October 30, 2020

Racism among conservatives sometimes (by no means always) takes the classic and more obvious form. Among liberals however, it often takes the paternalistic form of “you can’t take care of yourselves so you must depend on us to take care of you, and that’s how we earn your votes.” Both are racist and demeaning in their own ways.

One Pastor’s Wife and Mom’s Heart Cry for Change When It Comes to Racism

article July 3, 2020

Soon after the death of George Floyd, Kelsey Brown, a woman I know and deeply respect, who lives here in Oregon, shared the following words on Facebook. My heart breaks for Kelsey and her family, and all the more having heard these stories over and over again from trustworthy people like her and Vergil.

Trillia Newbell Shares a Lament for Ahmaud Arbery

article May 22, 2020

I have the greatest appreciation for Trillia Newbell, the author of United: Captured by God’s Vision for Diversity. One of the many things Trillia does is provide a commentary for the podcast The World and Everything in It. She recently shared some thoughts related to the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. Please listen carefully to what Trillia has to say and ask God to speak to you through her.

The MLK50 Conference on Why Racial Unity Is a Gospel Issue (and Some Thoughts About John Perkins)

article April 9, 2018

Last week, the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission and The Gospel Coalition hosted the MLK50 Conference, which focused on the state of racial unity in the church and the culture 50 years after Martin Luther King Jr.’s death.

Charlottesville: Reminding Everyone That Racism Is Alive and Ugly

article August 23, 2017

A lot of good things, and some not so good, have been said and written since the tragic events in Charlottesville last week. None have been much better, in my thinking, than what Russell Moore wrote.

Dream With Me: One of My Heroes, John Perkins, Writes about Race, Justice, and Love

article August 9, 2017

There are people who I can honestly say changed my life. John Perkins is one of them.

We Need Honest Discussions About Race in the Church

article January 13, 2017

Racial unity is a topic that I’m glad to see more churches in our country addressing. Still, there’s much work to be done. I agree everyone needs Jesus and that makes all the difference. Yet many whites and blacks who do love Jesus with all their hearts feel alienated from each other when they hear one another talk about race.

Some Thoughts About Racial Profiling

article June 6, 2016

A reader recently asked me a thoughtful question about something I posted on Facebook that used the term “racial profiling.” As a police officer, he was wondering what I meant by that, and whether I was referring specifically to profiling by law enforcement.

Brotherhood and the Color of Our Skin

article January 18, 2016

I’ve been reading Under Our Skin by Benjamin Watson, which I highly recommend. Much of what Benjamin writes about has reminded me of what I learned in researching for my novel Dominion, which addresses racism.

A Discussion with Lecrae and John Piper on Hip Hop, Abortion, and Race

video January 16, 2015

John Ensor, president of Passion Life Ministries, recently sat down with Christian Hip Hop artist Lecrae and John Piper to discuss abortion and racism.