Episode 12: On culture, history, power, and the Bible with John-Mark Walker

David talks with friend and non-profit Cross-Cultural Training Coordinator, John-Mark Walker, about the essential need for cultural competency and historical perspective when it comes to racism, power, and how Christianity is taught. John-Mark shares several brilliant recommendations for resources, some personal advice for David, as well as how reading Esau McCaulley's "Reading While Black" has impacted his own journey. Lastly, David and John-Mark share some back and forth about both their disappointments and passions for the Christians to responsibly address and engage in conversations about racial injustice.  Show Notes:  "Caste" by Isabel Wilkerson https://www.amazon.com/dp/0593230256?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details "Reading While Black" by Esau McCaulley https://www.amazon.com/Reading-While-Black-American-Interpretation/dp/083085486X/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=1A7VZJGVBGU6L&dchild=1&keywords=reading+while+black+esau+mccaulley&qid=1624557421&s=books&sprefix=reading+whi%2Cstripbooks%2C171&sr=1-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExRU1OR1JPSkFaSDhBJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNjEzMDIwV1hNRlBZVEFMOEtVJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTAzNzg2MTYyWjlEQTM0WERWM1JVJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ== "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin https://www.amazon.com/Fire-Next-Time-James-Baldwin/dp/067974472X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+fire+next+time&qid=1624557507&s=books&sr=1-1 "The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass"  https://www.amazon.com/Narrative-Frederick-Douglass-Fourth-Speech/dp/1952433606/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=2HZCFHIGS3ITR&dchild=1&keywords=the+life+of+frederick+douglass&qid=1624557546&s=books&sprefix=the+life+of+fred%2Cstripbooks%2C168&sr=1-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExQTM4MUFJV1Q0MTJLJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNzE2MzQ1OFVVSTlENjRHQktQJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA0MTEwODYzQUdSMk04UkVYVkxSJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ== "In the Heights"  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5pTICZ2oeg