Inspired Truth Blog
Dallas Bible values INSPIRED TRUTH not shifting opinion. God provided His perfect Word for all to know, so we major on the Bible, not our shifting opinions. Become a part of the conversation below as we seek to more perfectly understand the inspired truth within scripture.
Anti-Racism Resources
These resources are intended to help us get started on our anti-racism journey. They come highly recommended by various church leaders and members throughout the church, but have not all been read by staff or elders. We believe it is good to be challenged, so please take some of the material to your small group for further discussion. As always, staff and elders are available for further processing. Our hope in providing this list is that we, the church, would be part of ushering in a brand new day that sees people of every color and background, stand equally side-by-side, as it will be one day in heaven. - Pastor Aaron
Books
- Be the Bridge - Latasha Morrison
- Just Mercy - Bryan Stevenson
- Mother to Son - Jasmine L. Holmes
- Let Justice Roll Down - John Perkins
- Prophetic Lament - Soon-Chan Rah
- Jesus and the Disinherited - Howard Thurman
- Woke Church - Eric Mason
- White Awake - Daniel Hill
- The Third Option - Miles McPherson
- The Black and the Blue - Matthew Horace
- Between the World and Me - Ta-nehisi Coates
- Tribes - Sebastian Junger
Kids Books
- God’s Very Good Idea - Trilia Newbell
- Let it Shine- stories of black women freedom fighters - Andrea Davis-Pinkney
- Moses - when Harriet Tubman led her people to freedom
- The Day You Begin
Small Group Studies
- Be the Bridge - LaTasha Morrison
- Right Now Media (video resources)
- Oneness Embraced - Tony Evans
- The Color of Compromise - Jemar Tisby
- Race, Justice, and the Church - Eric Mason
- Integrated, yet still segregated - Leonce Crump
Research
- Stats and figures for understanding systemic racism
https://www.thenewprogressive.net/ultimate-white-privilege-statistics/
DTS Distinguished Alum who have recently spoken about the events happening in our nation.
- Tony Evans, Senior Pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship Church
- Eric Mason, Lead Pastor of Epiphany Fellowship Church
- Pastor Bryan Carter, Senior Pastor of Concord Church
DTS Chapel messages:
- Rage and Racism in America—Dr. Frank Glover
- Your Excellency’s Ambassadors— Dr. Celestin Musekura
- Martin Luther King Jr. Chapel on Unity—Pastor Trip Lee
- Learn to Cry: A Theology of Tears—Rev. Vincent Parker
- Hispanos: Reluctantly Welcomed or an Unprecedented Opportunity—Pastor Carlos Zazueta
- One New Humanity—Dr. Barry Jones
- Overcoming Our Prejudices Through Christ—Pastor Matt Chandler
- One New Man—Pastor Bryan Loritts
- Martin Luther King Jr. Chapel on Unity— Larry Mercer
- A Discussion on Racial Reconciliation with the late Dr. Eddie Lane and Dr. Willie Peterson
- The History of the African-American Church—Dr. Rick Rigsby
Podcasts:
- Truths Table
- We talk different
- Leaving Hate Behind
- Diverse Views on Multicultural Conversations
- Learning from Difficult Conversations on Diversity
- Ministry Amidst Racial Injustice in South Africa
- An African-American Story
- Diversity and Reconciliation in the Early Church
- The Church’s Role in Racial Reconciliation
- A Biblical View of Racial Unity
- Biblical Racial Reconciliation
DTS Articles:
- The Absolute Absurdity of a Supreme Race
- DTS Magazine Diversity Issue
- Oneness Embraced: Through the Eyes of Tony Evans
Movies
- Just Mercy
- Selma
- Harriet
- 13th - Netflix
Published on 06/07/2020 @ 11:08 AM CDT
1 comment
Leigh Ann
Just like many, my heart was broken this week. I am struggling to listen above the cacophony. I am choosing to hear with my heart instead of living in a meme driven Monday morning quarterbacking world. My perspective is not popular and am getting ‘quid pro quo’ push back. Your sermon, Aaron, was exactly what I believe but it seems I may lose friends over this stance.
Posted on Sun, Jun 7, 2020 @ 3:05 PM CST