Comments on: Heaven Won’t Look Like Your Sunday Morning

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 13 May 2010 15:15:21 +0000

Amen! That is such a burden that God has placed on my heart. The racial divide that we see on Sunday morning across this country must make Jesus cringe. I pray that God will continue to use men like you and me to bridge this gap. Thanks bro!

By: Richard Westley

Richard Westley — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:12:58 +0000

yo you got some serious comments on this post! I eyes fell apart at like #44…seriously, as a person of color (black) it is insulting to hear the comment “i don’t see color”. that translates into “i don’t see race” when this race/ethnicity is what God created me to be. We should celebrate our diversity, not overlook it, ignore it or force it into a dominate culture. the deepest work of sharing multiethnic faith community is found in the work of reconciliation.

Check us out at http://www.thenewculture.org

And we are starting a new church in columbus, ohio intentionally third culture (multiethnic). http://www.peopleofthedream.com

peace,

By: Daniel Berman

Daniel Berman — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:19:19 +0000

God will distinguish ever tribe and tongue, but we are all worshiping together. When we purposely choose to segregate ourselves, we lose the opportunity to learn from other cultures and other ways of doing things. Is the church supposed to be one orchestra of separate instruments or separate bands, playing in separate concert halls. I can’t wait to play in the orchestra as soon as possible.

By: Jim Ost

Jim Ost — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:33:27 +0000

Um, I just read Revelation and somehow John could distinguish between every tribe, nation, people and language. Doesn’t that mean we will retain some kind of identity that defines us here? Just askin’.

By: Jean

Jean — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:31:10 +0000

The church we now attend in State College, PA is a non-denominational “Black” church. But there are a lot of white people too (including us), as well as some other nationalities. We feel tremendously at home there.

By: Rob Rash

Rob Rash — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:08:12 +0000

I can’t wait to worship in heaven with all of my brothers and sisters!

The kingdom of God knows no color or races or ethnicity, just the name of Jesus!

By: Mark Jaffrey

Mark Jaffrey — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:27:01 +0000

Yup Becky, http://www.maadichurch.com

Would love to see you there. I have a friend, Mark Tedder, who led worship at Beijing for a couple of years and who has also visited us here in Cairo. It was really nice to compare notes as to how church works in countries with no freedom of religion. The amazing thing is that it does. God cannot be legislated out.

By: Becky Miller

Becky Miller — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:56:05 +0000

One of the coolest church experiences I’ve had was visiting an international church in Beijing. (http://www.bicf.org/) People from over 70 nations worshiping together. Because of Chinese gov. restrictions, you had to have a foreign passport to get in…it was incredible to freely worship with all these people from around the world, yet tragic that the Chinese people all around could not be a part.

By: Becky Miller

Becky Miller — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:29:29 +0000

Wow! I would love to see that church sometime! Got a website?

By: Hale-Yeah!

Hale-Yeah! — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:58:06 +0000

that’s so true. Fresno (CA) is a real melting pot of cultures but even then, we are pretty separated. I went to a bday party Saturday of an Indian family and got a taste of being on the other end of this conversation.