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Woke Church: An Urgent Call for Christians in America to Confront Racism and Injustice is unavailable, but you can change that!

“Between the Christianity of this land, and the Christianity of Christ, I recognize the widest possible difference.” –Frederick Douglass, 1845 The prophets of old were not easy to listen to because they did not flatter.  They did not cajole. They spoke hard words that often chafed and unsettled their listeners. Like the Old Testament prophets, and more recent prophetic voices like Frederick...

Until then, our prophetic voice on these matters will be anemic and silent. Being woke is to be aware. Being woke is to acknowledge the truth. Being woke is to be accountable. Being woke is to be active. This is the call of God on the church and on every believer. The remainder of this book will be arranged around these four themes. Be Aware. Be Willing to Acknowledge. Be Accountable. Be Active. The following chart pictures what I refer to as the Gospel Justice Restoration and Reciprocity Cycle.