Being born again happens in an instant. Learning to live as a child of God takes a lifetime.
Derwin L. GrayOnly 13.7% of churches in America are consider multiethnic. This means that 86.3 % of churches are homogenous.
Derwin L. GrayJesus' epic work through his sinless life, atoning death, resurrection, and ascension, and the sending of the Spirit, was so that God could have an ethnically diverse family of Jews and Gentiles.
Derwin L. GrayLocal churches are ten times more segregated than the neighborhoods they are in and they are twenty times more segregated than the schools than the nearby schools.
Derwin L. GrayA label is a soul-tattoo that is ingrained deep in our hearts, so much so that it determines how we see ourselves, And how we see ourselves determines how we live... A destructive label leads to a destructive life. There is a soul thief, a dark enemy, who wants to nail ruinous labels to your heart so that he can steal your life. Jesus wants to give you life giving labels that release your potential for the good of the world.
Derwin L. Gray