A book review of Beyond Racial Gridlock by George Yancey...

For those I have not had the pleasure of meeting, my name is Jonathan Suggs, and I am the newest Generation LINK resident here at Citadel Square. You might remember me from the sermon a few weeks ago - I'm the young guy who Pastor Steve Heron asked what year I was born. In case you missed it, the answer is 1997 (although my beard and my male pattern baldness may portray so...

"But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself." - Phillipians 3:20-21 This past Sunday we had the opportunity to sing about the fulfillment of God's promise to redeem and restore when we will worship...

Segregation and Systems - The Civil Rights Era to Now In the final Undividedhistory video, we see how segregation, voter suppression, and housing laws were overcome during the Civil Rights era, only to be replaced with continued systems of injustice. As we have learned these last three weeks, God calls us to action against injustice - to "Do justice, love mercy, and walk...

Undermining Freedom - Understanding Reconstruction and Jim Crow As part oftheUndividedseries, here is a second video addressingSouth Carolina's past andwhat happened after the Civil War to undermine the freedom of African Americans. We hope you find it enlightening and challenging as we continue to examine how we ought to think about racism, justice, and reconciliation fo...

History vs. Nostalgia - South Carolina's Racist Past As part ofthe Undivided series, we want to highlight a video that addressesSouth Carolina's past and how South Carolina pastors defended slavery. We hope you find it enlightening and challenging as we continue to examine how we ought to think about racism, justice, and reconciliation for our church and our city.Thanks t...

The conversation of racism and justice is one we want to enter into as a church body. In light of Pastor Steve's sermon this past Sunday on Galatians 3:23-29, we've compiled a set of resources to help us all learn more about the topics of racism and justice. While there are many more resources we could share, these things to watch, things to read, and things to do are a gr...