Dream with Me: Race, Love, and the Struggle We Must Win

by John M. Perkins

But justice is something for which every generation has to strive.

True justice isn’t something we will see until the kingdom of God comes in its fullness.

dreamed, I hope you will say, “John Perkins tried to live out a Christian life in the days in which he lived.”

How in the world did I get here? The only answer I know to give is that these things can happen when you walk with God.

But I’ve learned what Saul learned on the road to Damascus: when God’s involved, everything can change in an instant.

Because of what we did, things are different. Life is better now.

We as a society have failed the students of today if they don’t understand and respect the leaders and martyrs who worked tirelessly for the cause of equality.

am. If my kids are ready to give their lives for the cause, I’m willing to let them do it. Some parents might not have agreed with that decision, but my children understood

If we continue to separate our children based on race and social status, particularly keeping poor blacks in inferior conditions, how can we ever expect them to learn to reconcile? It will just lead to more violence, hatred, and crime.

Bob Pierce, the founder of World Vision, used to say, “Let my heart be broken with the things that break the heart of God.”

No, we are no longer in a society in which white church councils have meetings about whether to even let black people enter the doors, but we still live in a time when the majority of churches today do not look anything like John’s vision in Revelation.