What has clearly been lacking in American Christianity is our collective ability to clearly understand and function from a kingdom perspective. 

A kingdom perspective urges us to open our eyes, hearts, and minds in order to take what we learn about ourselves, and from each other, with regard to the strengths inherent within each of us, and merge these together to form a more productive union. 

Far too often, we have tried to achieve oneness through marginalizing racial distinctions rather than embracing them. This is because Christianity has made reconciliation its own goal. 

However, the purpose of reconciliation encompasses more than merely being able to articulate that we are one. 

Reconciliation is not an end in itself. Reconciliation is a means toward the greater end of bringing glory to God through seeking to advance His kingdom in a lost world.

“And if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself.”

-Jesus in John 12:32