Derwin L. Gray

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  Dec 22, 2014

  The Racial Divide: A Blood-Soaked Solution to Ferguson, Garner

  Since the late 1990s, when I first became a follower of Jesus, it has concerned me that the church in America really doesn't talk about how the New Testament church was comprised of multi-ethnic, multi-class local congregations throughout the first century Greco-Roman world (Gal. 3:28; Col. 3:10; Eph. 2:14–16; 3:5-11). But with the Ferguson and Eric Garner cases, the church is talking about how these types of congregations can be agents of reconciliation and unity, just as the early church was.

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  Aug 15, 2014

  #Ferguson: Why We Need More Multi-Ethnic Churches

  We don't know all the details of what went down in Ferguson, but what we do know is that black evangelicals and white evangelicals interpret these types of situations very differently. What if black and white evangelicals attended multi-ethnic churches instead of segregated ones?

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  May 13, 2014

  Do We Do Discipleship Wrong?

  We're trained to learn Bible concepts, principles and doctrines intellectually. And the more Biblical information we know, the greater disciples we are deemed to be. I think this is killing the church in America, just like it hurt the Pharisees.

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  Apr 28, 2014

  Despite Anger at Donald Sterling, Church is America's Most Segregated Institution

  What was the first major church dispute? Was it over Calvinism, Arminianism, or Molinism? Was it over speaking in tongues, prophecy, or healing? Maybe it was over worship music styles?

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  Oct 15, 2013

  Pastors, Stop Worshiping the Idol Called 'Success'

  The consequence of worshiping the idol called success is that we hurt people, destroy our marriages, prostitute people, and drag the name of Jesus through the mud.