Weekend Roundup (August 18)

This weeks’ Kindle Deals include men who love fierce women, God’s crime scene, and several classic collections. Check them out here.

Why You Need to Stop Making God Your First Priority

Don’t let the title throw you for too much of a loop. Gregory Coles has some profound things to say about how God wants all of our lives, not just the “top priority.”

The FAQs: Violence and Death at a White Nationalist Rally in Charlottesville

This was truly a sad event, this last week. As all violence is, especially over racial tensions. Here is a fairly comprehensive run-down of what happened.

What Charlottesville Can Teach Christians about Racism

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In response to what happened in Virginia, I wrote an article on six lessons we can (and need to) learn from the events. It’s time we, disciples of Christ, quit trying to choose sides, or defend our heritage and the history we want to remember, and begin listening and looking through other people’s glasses so we can better learn what the real history is.

7 Books on the White-Black Racial Divide Your Should Read

And if you want to learn more about racial tensions, here are seven books to check out.

In Other News

  • We’ve been privileged to have some friends of ours visiting us this week whose son attended Victory Christian School, where I worked in Thailand. It was fun to bridge the gap a bit between Thailand world and Los Angeles World. 🙂

How’s your week been? What articles have you read? Tell me about it in the comments.