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“All God’s Children” by Terence Lester is a good read and encouragement in improving race relations by acknowledging problems from the past. Just over 200 pages, the author addresses many topics on the issue, including:

– Racial reconciliation cannot be solved by conversations alone.

– The difference between justice (lasting change) and charity (temporary generosity).

– Importance of the church acting with compassion.

– Understanding what minorities have experienced in past and current US history.

– Justice and reconciliation is often mentioned in the Bible.

– The checkered past of the Southern Baptist Convention.

– The different types of biases and how they can be handed down from generation to generation.

– Real and lasting change happens when human hearts are truly changed by the gospel.

– Ways exclusion can be destructive.

Good read and wakeup call for the church to work on racial reconciliation. Recommended.

I was given a review copy by IVP in exchange for a fair review and appreciate the opportunity.