Why Racial Reconciliation? Part 2

Jason Whitaker is the host of Dear Woke Christian. Dear Woke Christian is an open letter blog, podcast and video series to those who profess to be "woke". Jason's plea is for you to consider the scriptures and RUN from Wokeanda.

Richard was born in Glendale, California and lived there until he was 6, when he moved with his family to Northern California. At age 19 he moved back to to that area to pursue filmmaking and to attend college. While going to the church he had attended as a child he met his soon to be bride, Jenny. Shortly after this, Jenny and Richard moved to another church. At this new church the gospel was faithfully preached and proclaimed and after a year or more of hearing faithful preaching both Richard and Jenny understood truly for the first time that they were sinners in need of God's grace in Jesus Christ. Having grown up in church Richard had always felt he was a Christian, but truly was not, but more of a "good person American Christian". Jenny's testimony is similar.

A few years later, in 2012 he felt a call to ministry and left the film and media industry. He visited Southern Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky in 2013. He felt the Lord’s direction calling the Henry family to move eastward. Richard worked through seminary along with a full-time job; first working at a grocery store then later in sales. He also plowed the seed of the gospel with off and on pulpit supply that began in 2015. He graduated in 2019 with a Master of Arts in Church Ministries and began seeking a place to serve.

He first came to his current church when he answered a call to fill the pulpit in March 2020. Richard was called to be the full-time pastor in December of that year.
He and Jenny have been married since 2007 and they have four children that they homesch… Read More

Rick Caldwell is a Christian content creator and apologist where regular produces video content to equip the body of Christ with the truth of Scripture. He passionate about evangelism, apologetics, and biblical literacy. He attends Faith Community Church with his wife Maricruz