Bryan Stevenson & Bishop Derek Grier | Reckoning with the Past, Hope for the Future

Today's Conversation

Join us for a special episode of Today’s Conversation podcast with Bryan Stevenson and Bishop Derek Grier. Hosted by NAE President Walter Kim, the leaders discuss the promise of greatness that’s available to a society unburdened by hate, violence and discrimination.

They talk about why we must reckon with the past in order to experience racial healing and reconciliation, and why the aspiration for a society that’s rooted in love, peace and joy is essential to the work of racial justice.

You’ll also hear about a recent trip, hosted by National Unity Weekend and the National Association of Evangelicals, with 100 Christian leaders to the Legacy Museum in Montgomery, Alabama. Bryan shares his vision for the museum as a place of truth-telling where narratives are recovered and where people can grapple with dreadful elements of America’s history and at the same time be inspired by the perseverance of those who suffered.

They also discuss:

• How fear and power are barriers to racial reconciliation;
• Why there can be no reconciliation without reckoning;
• How the conviction in our hearts motivates change; and
• How we can be liberated through repentance and experience redemption.

Go to NAE.org/stevenson-grier-podcast for show notes.