Thank you John Piper... I'm a white guy... 54 years old... was at your pastor's conference on racial prejudice about 8 years ago now... during the Q&A on the last day, I stood and spoke about my fine family and great children... "We are raising my sons to fear the Lord; to be faithful men... they will make fine husbands for those of you who who have daughters..."

After a brief pause, I added, "oh, I forgot to add one small detail... my sons are black! I hope this small omission doesn't prejudice you towards them. And if it does... WHY?"

I could feel the temperature in the room rise... I sat down, and started to tear up... the only person who came to comfort me, WAS A YOUNG BLACK MAN!

"What you said was right on, man."

His story was a sad one. He was currently attending a predominantly white church and had been fairly accepted... until, that is, he started showing interest in a white girl in the congregation. "I can sing 'Jesus loves me', go witnessing with the youth group, pay my tithe, and live in harmony with my white brothers," he said, "as long as I stay away from their white daughters...."

On the bus ride to the airport that afternoon, I sat beside a pastor from the south... I simply asked how the conference has affected his view on racial integration in his church... Obviously embarrassed by the question, he quietly stated "we have our church, they have theirs, and it is best that way..."

God forgive us!

My wife and I have since adopted 2 more... african-american sisters! They continue to be two of the greatest joys of my life!

In total (so far), we are blessed to have 5 (adopted) black children, and 2 (biological) white children, making "us whites" the minority in our own family!

ADOPTION: a constant reminder of God's unconditional love for me... His "adopted" son!

Again, thanks John...

This is very powerful!! Great job!!

The final song with the female singing...who is it and what's the name of the song please?

excellent! Thanks! Great video by the way. I'm from South Carolina and old south racism is still lingering...praise God for the gospel!!!!

Beautiful. This sin of ethno-centric religion and racism is rampant in the Indian community in which I was raised. It has become my cry to see this evil expunged from my family and my world; especially, as it pertains to those in the household of faith. I am so thankful for Dr. Piper and his heart for God - praying awesome things come from this book.

Great short doc... It shows how going beyond the talk and putting your beliefs into action offer the best testimony to Christ's love, forgiveness, and mercy. Piper does not shy away from his past while wholeheartedly showing how God's grace changed a perspective that was rooted in sin. On a technical side it is well-paced, the imagery and use of home movies was well placed and the sound fit the mood of each frame. Overall...very well done!

This is great and very transparent of Dr. Piper. What an amazing step God's family will take as more people (of any race) expose their developing maturity on this issue, and more people (of any race) respond in grace.

awsome :)

@MarvBest, just an amazing story the Lord bless you for your family.
We serve orphans through shapingdestiny.org and we just had one of our first two kids adopted. They are with a Christian family in Waco TX ( two African lovely kids). You never really know what you believe until you adopt a different race and then be the poster family for all kinds of prejudice mirrors in the community.

One of my greatest heritage has been being brought up to love diversity and being a believer I see even more the beauty of our differences and the incredible ability for us to learn and grow together. The ability to know grace, unity and love that comes from God alone, not from human wisdom or human prejudice.
Thank You Ps John Piper for this documentary and allowing yourself to be used of God to reveal His heart to the world. Amen

Wonderful video testimony. Thanks for sharing it here.
Sun Myung Moon and his wife have been encouraging interracial marriage for many years and beautiful couples and open minded children have resulted. Unificationists stand as a wonderful example of how races can merge in faith and heart. Mr. Piper also is helping to spark this beautiful Christian vision for fulfilling all that God needs to complete His kingdom in these difficult times. Let's all raise the bar of "color-blindness" in every way we can. Blessings to all.

Thanks for the great video. Nicely put together, Bless you guys.

Nice job guys. Really drew me in.

Fabulous video

Absolutely beautiful. Fine work.