Spirituality and Ethnicity

 Race -- or rather, ethnicity -- is a big issue in the Church in South Africa, both because of racial differences and racial stereotypes. I often see these three (attempted) solutions: preach about it, discuss it, and change the officers of the Church. While these strategies may be useful in themselves, more than anything because they can be used by God, I consider that they cannot be nearly enough -- because of the extent of sin. It requires something more radical and more extensive. Every single member of the Body needs to open up his or her spirituality to the next. OBSERVATION: And if this is true, then members on the fringes of Church life may be the problem when problems arise.