Episode 373 - Embracing a Gospel Vision in Racial Healing and Justice with Dr. Sarita Lyons

The Nothing Is Wasted Podcast

Davey Blackburn and Aubrey Sampson

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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How do we, no matter what our cultural lens may be, embrace a gospel vision in conversations around racial healing and justice? How do we root our understanding of our own experiences in the truth of Christ? Author, speaker, Bible teacher and counselor Dr. Sarita Lyons has been seeking the answer to these questions as she walks besides those in her church and local community and as she helps the broader Church have conversations around race, identity, and how we can heal individually and collectively. In her new book, Church Girl: A Gospel Vision to Encourage and Challenge Black Christian Women, she explores what it looks like for Black Women to find their identity in Christ, heal from the hurt of racism and other pain, and how to flourish in faith with integrity and conviction. And yet, her message is for all--that when we begin to allow believers in Christ to share their hurt, their pain, their struggles, and their challenges, we can learn ways to love one another better. In this thought-provoking episode, Davey and Dr. Lyons talk about how the power of the Gospel and our Christianity is meant to inform all areas of our lives, what we can do when we recognize feelings of prejudice or racism in ourselves, and why proximity to others who don't look like us is so important as we heal the racial divide in our churches and communities. If you've ever wondered where the Gospel intersects in the conversation about racial healing and justice or if you've found yourself wrestling with feelings of prejudice or racism towards others, this episode will encourage you to see these topics through Christ and be a part of the healing and hope that we need more than ever in this generation. Website: saritalyons.com Instagram: instagram.com/drsaritalyons Facebook: facebook.com/drsaritalyons Book: Church Girl: A Gospel Vision to Encourage and Challenge Black Christian Women https://a.co/d/6s0QN18 Looking for a tangible gift for a friend who is hurting? The restorbox is a beautifully curated gift box that will show your loved one you care: nothingiswasted.com/restorbox Would you love to help those in your church partner with God to take back their stories of pain and trauma? Bring the Pain to Purpose course to your church and let the healing begin: nothingiswasted.com/churches Get your copy of the Nothing is Wasted Book today: nothingiswastedbook.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, friends. Just want to interrupt this conversation to see if you're looking for a way to help a friend who is hurting,
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0:21.3	I'll never forget the first funeral that I preached after losing my late wife Amanda in 2015.
0:26.2	I showed up and I felt like I was stumbling through, not knowing what to say,
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