The third option

"Miles McPherson has had enough of shying away from a major problem in America today: racial tension. Its a topic that's widely recognized, yet rarely acknowledged. Sunday morning is the most segregated time in America today, and our preference for clinging to those who are like us leads to big problems in our country as a whole. Even Christianswho, if they claim to follow God, should be the people most outspoken against racismfall short, and many of us feel obliged to choose sides. Us vs. them. Cops vs. protestors. Blacks vs. whites. The Third Option is a plea on behalf of a brokenhearted God who, Scripture teaches, is frustrated with those of us who claim to believe in Him but are really 'faking the faith.' McPherson argues that we must rise above the issues that divide us and be part of something bigger"—

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 254 pages

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