Crossing the Line (Audio Book)

In this audio book, Michael Burns opens the doorway into dialogue and discussion of race and its impact on the culture and Kingdom of God. Issues of racism, race, and culture bring out deep passion and potential conflict in the world; and because disciples live in this world, they affect us, our mission, and our unity. Every potential problem like this, though, can be a pitfall or a platform. It can be our undoing or an amazing opportunity to put the power and wisdom of the true gospel on display. The real problems that threaten division within the body are not race or skin color as such, but history, culture, perspective, and the solutions that are typically offered by the world. Michael examines these agents of division before delving into the true answers found in God's word. The good news is that perhaps the biggest cause of internal strife and division in the early church was the issue of ethnicity and culture. That means that the New Testament Scriptures are full of principles and teaching that will propel us forward in our search to be the unified people of God that he has called us to be. CONTENTS Foreword Introduction   Section 1: Where We Are At Chapter 1 Losing Race Chapter 2 Two Sides of a Coin Chapter 3 The Chaos Creature Chapter 4 Dual Wisdom Chapter 5 Jesus and Phinehas   Section 2: Another Way Chapter 6 The Beautiful Revolution Chapter 7 The Promised Family Chapter 8 More Disciple than White   Section 3: Race and Culture in the New Testament Church Chapter 9 Troubled Waters Chapter 10 Choose from Among You: Validation Chapter 11 Opposed Him to His Face: Confrontation Chapter 12 For the Glory of God: Sacrifice Chapter 13 Accept One Another: True Diversity Chapter 14 The Way of the Cross: Self-Sacrifice   Section 4: The Power of Culture Chapter 15 Culture Clash Chapter 16 Pliable Culture Chapter 17 Forging Ahead