The Biblical Justice Resources Podcast

Ep. 47 - Mapping Structural Prejudice in Our Neighborhoods with Dr. Kirsten Delegard

Join us as we talk with Dr. Kirsten Delegard from Mapping Prejudice about racial housing covenants. Learn how racial covenants differ from and complement the practice of redlining; how they affected investment into neighborhoods; and why the specifically racial and racist nature of these documents matters to us today. 00:00 - Introduction 02:57 - Patreon 03:30 - What are racial covenants? 08:20 - Redlining vs. racial covenants 15:27 - Racial covenant contents 20:29 - How covenants affected neighborhood investment 27:23 - A story of racial violence 32:28 - The importance of diverse communities 38:16 - Racial covenants in the suburbs 42:22 - Racial covenants in urban areas 45:52 - Addressing the effects of covenants 51:26 - Work around the country 55:16 - How covenants ended…but are still in our deeds Find us online: Website - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/ [https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/]  Instagram - @biblicaljusticeresources [https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/] YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@biblicaljusticeresources [https://www.youtube.com/@biblicaljusticeresources]  Patreon - patreon.com/BiblicalJusticeResources [http://patreon.com/BiblicalJusticeResources]  Links: Mapping Prejudice - https://mappingprejudice.umn.edu/ [https://mappingprejudice.umn.edu/]  Jim Crow of the North - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWQfDbbQv9E [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWQfDbbQv9E]  Mapping Inequality - https://dsl.richmond.edu/panorama/redlining [https://dsl.richmond.edu/panorama/redlining]  Northside Forward - https://aalftc.org/northside-forward/ [https://aalftc.org/northside-forward/]  Related resources: Just Deeds - https://justdeeds.org/ [https://justdeeds.org/]  The Color of Law - https://wwnorton.com/books/the-color-of-law/ [https://wwnorton.com/books/the-color-of-law/]  Ghost of a Chance podcast - https://www.startribune.com/ghost-of-a-chance/601197355 [https://www.startribune.com/ghost-of-a-chance/601197355]  Related episodes: From Renee Good Square to George Floyd Square - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2026/1/19/ep-30-from-renee-good-square-to-george-floyd-square [https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2026/1/19/ep-30-from-renee-good-square-to-george-floyd-square]  The Intersection of Place, Story, and Justice - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2026/4/21/ep-42-the-intersection-of-place-story-and-justice-with-dr-ben-norquist [https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2026/4/21/ep-42-the-intersection-of-place-story-and-justice-with-dr-ben-norquist]  Becoming All Things and Connecting Across Culture - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2026/5/19/ep-46-becoming-all-things-and-connecting-across-culture-with-dr-michelle-ami-reyes [https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2026/5/19/ep-46-becoming-all-things-and-connecting-across-culture-with-dr-michelle-ami-reyes]

Ep. 46 - Becoming All Things and Connecting Across Culture with Dr. Michelle Ami Reyes

Join us as we explore culture, human dignity and worth, and how Paul’s admonition to become all things to all people informs our cross-cultural interactions. Find us online: Website - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/ [https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/]  Instagram - @biblicaljusticeresources [https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/] YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@biblicaljusticeresources [https://www.youtube.com/@biblicaljusticeresources]  Patreon - patreon.com/BiblicalJusticeResources [http://patreon.com/BiblicalJusticeResources]  Links: Becoming All Things - https://zondervanacademic.com/products/becoming-all-things [https://zondervanacademic.com/products/becoming-all-things]  Success Culture - https://michelleamireyes.substack.com/ [https://michelleamireyes.substack.com/]  Jesus and the Disinherited - https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.260684 [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.260684]  Related episodes: Soong-Chan Rah - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2026/3/3/ep-37-justice-evangelism-and-cultural-engagement-with-rev-dr-song-chan-rah [https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2026/3/3/ep-37-justice-evangelism-and-cultural-engagement-with-rev-dr-song-chan-rah]

Ep. 45 - Hatred, Civility, and Loving Our Political Enemies

Join us in a search for the source of political vi0lence, a consideration of whether civility can combat h@tred, and a reorientation towards loving our political en3mies. Find us online: Website - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/ [https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/]  Instagram - @biblicaljusticeresources [https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/] YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@biblicaljusticeresources [https://www.youtube.com/@biblicaljusticeresources]  Patreon - patreon.com/BiblicalJusticeResources [http://patreon.com/BiblicalJusticeResources]  Links: Dictionary of Scripture and Ethics - https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofscri0000unse [https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofscri0000unse]  Compassion (&) Conviction - https://www.ivpress.com/compassion-conviction [https://www.ivpress.com/compassion-conviction]  Jesus and the Disinherited - https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.260684/mode/2up [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.260684/mode/2up]  Braving the Wilderness - https://brenebrown.com/book/braving-the-wilderness/ [https://brenebrown.com/book/braving-the-wilderness/]  Related episodes: Supreme Court Decisions and Chasing Power - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2026/5/5/ep-44-supreme-court-decisions-and-chasing-power [https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2026/5/5/ep-44-supreme-court-decisions-and-chasing-power]  An Alternative Christian Framework for Engaging the Culture War - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2025/11/25/ep-23-an-alternative-christian-framework-for-engaging-the-culture-war-with-justin-giboney [https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2025/11/25/ep-23-an-alternative-christian-framework-for-engaging-the-culture-war-with-justin-giboney]

Ep. 44 - Supreme Court Decisions and Chasing Power

How does an understanding of power inform our understanding of the Louisiana v. Callais case? Join us on today’s episode to learn how  we cannot have accurate, transformative conversations and actions on justice and reconciliation without understanding power. Find us online: Website - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/ [https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/]  Instagram - @biblicaljusticeresources [https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/] YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@biblicaljusticeresources [https://www.youtube.com/@biblicaljusticeresources]  Patreon - patreon.com/BiblicalJusticeResources [http://patreon.com/BiblicalJusticeResources]  Recent guests with commentary on SCOTUS decision: Justin Giboney - https://www.instagram.com/reel/DX6oDTgPnwK/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== [https://www.instagram.com/reel/DX6oDTgPnwK/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==]  Christine Jeske - https://substack.com/home/post/p-196103795 [https://substack.com/home/post/p-196103795]  David W. Swanson - https://www.instagram.com/reel/DX3EjoUtoo4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== [https://www.instagram.com/reel/DX3EjoUtoo4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==]  Links: Full of Myself - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/742511/full-of-myself-by-austin-channing-brown/ [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/742511/full-of-myself-by-austin-channing-brown/]  Jemar Tisby “Understanding the SCOTUS Attack on Black Voting Rights” - https://substack.com/home/post/p-196131922 [https://substack.com/home/post/p-196131922]  Jemar Tisby “The Supreme Court and the Slow Death of the Voting Rights Act” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ6SSiskiro [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ6SSiskiro]  Doing Nothing Is No Longer an Option - https://www.ivpress.com/doing-nothing-is-no-longer-an-option [https://www.ivpress.com/doing-nothing-is-no-longer-an-option]  The Legacy of McCleskey v. Kemp from EJI - https://eji.org/news/the-legacy-of-mccleskey-v-kemp/ [https://eji.org/news/the-legacy-of-mccleskey-v-kemp/]  Ibram X. Kendi on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ibramxk/ [https://www.instagram.com/ibramxk/]  Related episodes: The Power of a Robust Gospel - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2025/11/18/ep-22-the-power-of-a-robust-gospel-with-rev-dr-dennis-r-edwards [https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2025/11/18/ep-22-the-power-of-a-robust-gospel-with-rev-dr-dennis-r-edwards]  De-Centering Whiteness and Learning How to Follow - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2026/1/20/ep-31-de-centering-whiteness-and-learning-how-to-follow-with-rev-dr-rose-lee-norman [https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2026/1/20/ep-31-de-centering-whiteness-and-learning-how-to-follow-with-rev-dr-rose-lee-norman]  Understanding the Religion of Whiteness - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2025/11/11/ep-21-understanding-the-religion-of-whiteness-with-dr-michael-o-emerson [https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2025/11/11/ep-21-understanding-the-religion-of-whiteness-with-dr-michael-o-emerson]  The Intersection of Place, Story, and Justice - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2026/4/21/ep-42-the-intersection-of-place-story-and-justice-with-dr-ben-norquist [https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2026/4/21/ep-42-the-intersection-of-place-story-and-justice-with-dr-ben-norquist]

Ep. 43 - Practicing Justice by Neighboring Well with Andrea Lee

Join us for this conversation with Andrea Lee where you’ll hear examples of ways to practically respond to the call to pursue justice; learn more about what it looks like to discern topical direction and find partners already doing the work; and think more about understanding the place where charity and justice intersect.  00:00 - Introduction 01:58 - Patreon 02:31 - A call to neighboring 07:54 - Practically answering the call 14:07 - North Minneapolis and specific neighborhood context 16:32 - Educating and activating the church 18:50 - Discerning topics to address 26:04 - Haven Food Pantry 31:53 - Community post-ICE surge 36:11 - Partnering with others already doing the work 39:15 - The nonprofit arm of the church 42:26 - Advantages and disadvantages of a church nonprofit 43:42 - Learning from things that don’t work 46:56 - Investment in the community 53:09 - Charity and justice coming together Find us online: Website - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/ [https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/]  Instagram - @biblicaljusticeresources [https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/] YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@biblicaljusticeresources [https://www.youtube.com/@biblicaljusticeresources]  Patreon - patreon.com/BiblicalJusticeResources [http://patreon.com/BiblicalJusticeResources]  Links: Northside Forward - https://aalftc.org/northside-forward/ [https://aalftc.org/northside-forward/]  A Spirituality of Fundraising - http://www.newhumanityinstitute.org/pdf-articles/Henri-Nouwen-spirituality-of-fundraising.pdf [http://www.newhumanityinstitute.org/pdf-articles/Henri-Nouwen-spirituality-of-fundraising.pdf]  Related Episodes: Biblical Justice and the Church - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2025/6/3/ep-1-biblical-justice-and-the-church-with-rev-edrin-williams [https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2025/6/3/ep-1-biblical-justice-and-the-church-with-rev-edrin-williams]  Lessons About Justice from Multiracial Churches - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2025/7/29/ep-9-lessons-about-justice-from-multiracial-churches-with-rev-dr-efrem-smith [https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2025/7/29/ep-9-lessons-about-justice-from-multiracial-churches-with-rev-dr-efrem-smith]  Fundraising for Justice Projects - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2025/9/16/ep-16-fundraising-for-justice-projects-with-jesse-ross [https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2025/9/16/ep-16-fundraising-for-justice-projects-with-jesse-ross]