As the future father of multiracial children (Lord willing), I can honestly say that neither my wife nor myself have ever felt that our children will be up against a rigged system or will be overwhelmingly disadvantaged simply due to their racial status or skin color. That said, I’m not trying to draw a comparison or make a case for how me and Brandi’s respective situations and backgrounds are the same or different from anyone else’s. I know those details could be picked apart and deliberated all day long, but that really isn’t the point of what I’m getting at.
Diversity Generates Growth
It’s interesting to me how the church in our culture loves to divide itself into groups. We have “youth” group, “college” group, “singles” group, “young adult” group, “men’s” group, “women’s” group, so on and so forth. I’m not saying this is wrong, and I know it provides certain benefits. However, I think when that becomes our primary context, it really robs us of something. I believe that diversity provides the greatest context for growth. While it feels the most comfortable to be with others like us, those who can “commiserate” and closely relate with us in our season of life, we actually will experience the greatest forward momentum when fellowshipping with those across many different seasons of life. If you want to be called higher, find those who have lived through your season of life, steady in the Lord. If you want to regain something that the cares of life have choked out, find those who are young and vibrant, and allow yourself to be provoked. Again, this isn’t intended to speak out against having these groups across the board, as I know they have some value – just to remind us that there’s a real danger of inhibiting our growth if that becomes our primary fellowship environment.