Live in Color

Whitney Hopler

Picture radiant light shining through a prism that reflects it into a beautiful array of colors. God's light shines into the world even more beautifully through the people He has created - all made in His image, yet reflecting different characteristics of His nature. In heaven, people of every race and nation will worship God together. But on earth, people don't often build meaningful relationships with those of different races.

It's not enough just to coexist with people of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. God wants you to enjoy genuine friendships with them to experience more of His love and glorify Him together.

Here are some ways you can build meaningful relationships with people of different races and cultures:

Adapted from Living in Color: Embracing God's Passion for Diversity, copyright 2001 by Randy Woodley. Published by Chosen Books, a division of Baker Book House Company, Grand Rapids, Mich., www.bakerbooks.com, 1-800-877-2665.

Randy Woodley, who earned an M.Div. from Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, is a Keetoowah Cherokee Indian who is president and co-founder (with his wife, Edith) of Eagle's Wings Ministry, a ministry of Native American believers reaching Native Americans and others with the Gospel.

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