Friday, November 4, 2022

God's Beloved Community by Michelle Sanchez


 This children's book from the author of Color-Courageous Discipleship makes the God-inspired dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., accessible to all, helping kids and parents answer God's call to move from being color-blind to color-brave.


God created a world filled with vibrant variety—and called it good! From flamingos and crows to shooting stars and rainbows—to all our different shades of hair, eyes, and skin—God declared it all very good. Now God calls us to resist racism and proclaim with him how precious all people really are.

With lively rhyming text, this book takes young readers on a biblical and historical journey to discover more about beloved community. Drawing on the biblical vision of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., it explores how we can create communities filled with God’s love as we delight in our differences, stand up to bullying and unfair rules, and declare with our lives and our love that everyone matters to God. 

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Michelle T. Sanchez (M.Div., Th.M.) serves as Executive Minister of Make and Deepen Disciples for the Evangelical Covenant Church, a vibrant multiethnic denomination of more than 890 congregations. Follow her on Twitter @michtsanchez. Michelle completed seminary degrees at Gordon-Conwell Seminary, spiritual direction training at Boston College, and field studies on the life and times of Jesus at Jerusalem University College. After studying international business at New York University, she worked as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs and ministered to international students with Cru in New York City. Michelle has also served with the Institute for Bible Reading and the Lausanne Movement, which exists to connect influencers and ideas for global evangelism and mission. She is a frequent conference speaker and a columnist with Outreach Magazine. Michelle is the author of Color-Courageous Discipleship (2022), Color-Courageous Discipleship Student Edition (2022), and the picture book God’s Beloved Community (2022). Michelle has thoroughly enjoyed experiencing colorful cultures in thirty countries and territories around the world—and counting! She and her husband, Mickey, live with their children in the Chicago area.

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