United? We Pray

Overview:   We have asked contributors to our When I Recognized Race series to read their articles for this summer mini-series. In this installment, Chrys Jones details his experience in dating across ethnic lines and shares how the mixed reaction of friends and family shaped his understanding of race.  To learn more about United? We Pray follow us on Twitter or our website . Please consider ratin...

Overview:   We have asked contributors to our When I Recognized Race series to read their articles for this summer mini-series. In this installment, Courtney Reissig explains how learning about disparities in women’s health led to her understanding more about racial inequalities in our society.  To learn more about United? We Pray follow us on Twitter or our website . Please consider rating the po...

Overview:   “I rejoice in the way revealed by your decrees as much as in all riches. I will meditate on your precepts and think about your ways. I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word." -Psalm 119:14-16 It is our aim as a ministry to be Biblical in all we write and say. But what does that mean? Austin and Isaac explore what it does and does not mean to esteem God’s word...

Overview:   “I pray not only for these, but also for those who believe in me through their word. May they all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us, so that the world may believe you sent me.” -John 17:20-21 Jesus prayed these words right before going to the Cross. Obviously, unity is a big deal to Jesus. For this episode, we had our friend Shai Linne on to talk...

Overview:   “ Who perceives his unintentional sins? Cleanse me from my hidden faults. Moreover, keep your servant from willful sins; do not let them rule me. Then I will be blameless and cleansed from blatant rebellion. May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, Lord, my rock and my Redeemer.” -Psalm 19:12-14 This is our first live show! Isaac and Austin recorde...

Overview:   “A word spoken at the right time is like gold apples in silver settings.” -Proverbs 25:11 In this episode, Isaac and Austin examine our third aim as a ministry, which is that we aspire to be helpful. It’s not that we understand others to be trying to be unhelpful and we’re the only helpful ones. It’s that we intend to rein in our instincts and personal preferences so that our contribut...

Overview:   “For we are writing nothing to you other than what you can read and also understand.” -2 Corinthians 1:13a In this episode, Isaac and Austin examine one of our aims as a ministry, which is that we intend to be clear in all that we write and say. Conversations about race are so hard, in part, because we so often talk past each other. Insofar as God enables us, we desire to build bridges...

Overview:   “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” -Romans 15:13 In this episode, Isaac and Austin examine one of our aims as a ministry, which is that we intend to be hopeful in all that we write and say. Why is it that Christians can be hopeful about matters of justice when all around us looks s...

Overview:   “ Woe to those enacting crooked statutes and writing oppressive laws to keep the poor from getting a fair trial and to deprive the needy among my people of justice, so that widows can be their spoil and they can plunder the fatherless. ” -Isaiah 10:1-2 In this episode, Isaac and Austin are joined by Chandra White Cummings in a follow-up to our first episode about abortion and racial ju...

Overview:   “In those days, as the disciples were increasing in number, there arose a complaint by the Hellenistic Jews against the Hebraic Jews that their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution. The Twelve summoned the whole company of the disciples and said, “It would not be right for us to give up preaching the word of God to wait on tables. Brothers and sisters, select from amo...

Overview:   “And let the peace of Christ, to which you were also called in one body, rule your hearts. And be thankful.” -Colossians 3:15 Gratitude is hard work for sinners who are bent in on themselves. Turns out, that’s all of us. Scripture is clear that ungratefulness is a serious sin, and that gratitude bears good fruit in our churches. In this episode, Isaac and Austin talk about the importan...

Overview:   “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.” -Matthew 23:23 When considering the weightier matters of the law, nothing is weightier than life and death. Because we live in a world in which aborti...

Overview:   “And let us consider one another in order to provoke love and good works, not neglecting to gather together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging each other, and all the more as you see the day approaching.” -Hebrews 10:24-25 Moral clarity is a tricky thing, because most of us believe we already have it. In this episode, Austin and Isaac discuss what it looks like to have...

Overview:   “After this I looked, and there was a vast multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language, which no one could number, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes with palm branches in their hands.  And they cried out in a loud voice: Salvation belongs to our God, who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb!” -Revelation 7:9-10 Christians...

Today on giving Tuesday, Isaac and Austin invite our listeners to consider giving to support the work of United? We Pray. Your donations make our ministry possible, and we appreciate you so much. To give, head to https://uwepray.com/donate. Thank you! Support the show To learn more about United? We Pray, follow us on Instagram and keep exploring our website. Please consider rating the podcast on A...

Overview:   “Therefore I, the prisoner in the Lord, urge you to walk worthy of the calling you have received, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to one hope at your calling— one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one Go...

Overview: “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, I am there among them.” - Matthew 18:20 What does it mean for a church to be gathered in the name of Jesus? What is at the center of a church’s gathering and agreement? Are there things about which we need to agree? Are there things on which we can disagree? Race and racism make these hard questions even harder in our local church...

Overview: “When the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they came together. And one of them, an expert in the law, asked a question to test him: “Teacher, which command in the law is the greatest?” He said to him, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. - Matthew 22: 34-37 In this episode, Isaac and Austin talk about loving God with...

Overview: Would you consider your church a "white church" or just a "church"? Isaac and Austin discuss the dynamics around a minority member of a church leaving their predominately white church. We discuss: Why is it important to recognize the ethnic makeup of your church? What characteristics of your church's culture do you take for granted, but may be seen as starkly dif...

Overview: We are back! As we start our sixth season, we take a minute to explain some of the changes with the ministry and in our personal lives. We also preview some of the topics for this season and ask for God to bring about a day when this ministry is no longer needed. Please join us in prayer. To learn more about United? We Pray follow us on Twitter or our website . Please consider rating the...

Overview: Isaac Adams gave a two-part lecture to a group of churches desiring to play a small role in bringing greater awareness to the historical roots and present forms of racism in Washington D.C. Their goal was not merely greater intellectual knowledge but greater compassion, so that they'd be better positioned to empathize and strategize toward the end of “adorning the doctrine of God ou...

Overview: Isaac Adams gave a two-part lecture to a group of churches desiring to play a small role in bringing greater awareness to the historical roots and present forms of racism in Washington D.C. Their goal was not merely greater intellectual knowledge but greater compassion, so that they'd be better positioned to empathize and strategize toward the end of “adorning the doctrine of God ou...

Overview: ”O Lord, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth! Rise up, O judge of the earth; repay to the proud what they deserve! O Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked exult? They pour out their arrogant words; all the evildoers boast. They crush your people, O Lord, and afflict your heritage. They kill the widow and the sojourner, and murder the fatherless; and the...

Overview: ”One person considers one day more sacred than another; another considers every day alike. Each of them should be fully convinced in their own mind.” Romans 14:5 How does conscience relate to faith? Isaac and Austin discuss how differences conscience can lead us to differences in acting out our faith, and how to live in biblical community whilst holding different consciences. Join as the...

In this video, brothers and sisters lament and intercede about different matters given this woeful pandemic—matters ranging from the loss of lives to exacerbated racism in these times. Join us as we take racial struggles to the throne of grace, and sign up below and we’ll send you a free prayer guide. Support the show To learn more about United? We Pray, follow us on Instagram and keep exploring o...