Have questions, comments, or encouragement for us? Head to our website's contact form and send us an email letting us know! You can also follow Lauren or Austin on Instagram or check out our Facebook Page to stay updated with our personal lives and engage in conversation on our public platforms. We pray this episode was an encouragement to you and …

Have questions, comments, or encouragement for us? Head to our website's contact form and send us an email letting us know! You can also follow Lauren or Austin on Instagram or check out our Facebook Page to stay updated with our personal lives and engage in conversation on our public platforms. We pray this episode was an encouragement to you and …

Have questions, comments, or encouragement for us? Head to our website's contact form and send us an email letting us know! You can also follow Lauren or Austin on Instagram or check out our Facebook Page to stay updated with our personal lives and engage in conversation on our public platforms. We pray this episode was an encouragement to you and …

Have questions, comments, or encouragement for us? Head to our website's contact form and send us an email letting us know! You can also follow Lauren or Austin on Instagram or check out our Facebook Page to stay updated with our personal lives and engage in conversation on our public platforms. We pray this episode was an encouragement to you and …

This week, we are talking about the White Savior Complex. Have questions, comments, or encouragement for us? Head to our website's contact form and send us an email letting us know! You can also follow Lauren or Austin on Instagram or check out our Facebook Page to stay updated with our personal lives and engage in conversation on our public platfo…

Are Black fathers missing? Are they absent? Nope. Not at all. Or at least, not anymore than any other group of people. In this week's episode, we talk about the stereotype that Black fathers are missing or absent from their kids lives. Here are some things we discuss: Where the stereotype comes from Why it's not true Why it's still being perpetuate…

Slaves were brought to America by many who claimed Christianity. Then, they were given out-of-context Bible verses to teach them how to stay in their place. Even today, many believers romanticize the old south despite knowledge of the atrocity that took place. It's because of these things that Christianity is sometimes dismissed as just for White p…

In this week's episode, we chat about the how and why of celebrating Black History Month this February! Some questions we answer: Why celebrate Black History Month? Is Black history different than American history? How can I celebrate with my family? How do I integrate Black history in my life beyond the month of February? Special shoutouts to our …

Have questions, comments, or encouragement for us? Head to our website's contact form and send us an email letting us know! You can also follow Lauren or Austin on Instagram or check out our Facebook Page to stay updated with our personal lives and engage in conversation on our public platforms. We pray this episode was an encouragement to you and …

Have questions, comments, or encouragement for us? Head to our website's contact form and send us an email letting us know! You can also follow Lauren or Austin on Instagram or check out our Facebook Page to stay updated with our personal lives and engage in conversation on our public platforms. We pray this episode was an encouragement to you and …

Have questions, comments, or encouragement for us? Head to our website's contact form and send us an email letting us know! You can also follow Lauren or Austin on Instagram or check out our Facebook Page to stay updated with our personal lives and engage in conversation on our public platforms. We pray this episode was an encouragement to you and …

Have questions, comments, or encouragement for us? Head to our website's contact form and send us an email letting us know! You can also follow Lauren or Austin on Instagram or check out our Facebook Page to stay updated with our personal lives and engage in conversation on our public platforms. We pray this episode was an encouragement to you and …

Have questions, comments, or encouragement for us? Head to our website's contact form and send us an email letting us know! You can also follow Lauren or Austin on Instagram or check out our Facebook Page to stay updated with our personal lives and engage in conversation on our public platforms. We pray this episode was an encouragement to you and …

MERRY CHRISTMAS! Enjoy this rebroadcast from Christmas Day 2020 while we rest up and get ready for the new year! Have questions, comments, or encouragement for us? Head to our website's contact form and send us an email letting us know! You can also follow Lauren or Austin on Instagram or check out our Facebook Page to stay updated with our persona…

Have questions, comments, or encouragement for us? Head to our website's contact form and send us an email letting us know! You can also follow Lauren or Austin on Instagram or check out our Facebook Page to stay updated with our personal lives and engage in conversation on our public platforms. We pray this episode was an encouragement to you and …

On November 24, 2021, Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, and William "Roddie" Bryan were all convicted of multiple charges including murder in the case of Ahmaud Arbery. In this episode, we discuss what this conviction means about the state of racism in our country today. Have questions, comments, or encouragement for us? Head to our website's co…

Have questions, comments, or encouragement for us? Head to our website's contact form and send us an email letting us know! You can also follow Lauren or Austin on Instagram or check out our Facebook Page to stay updated with our personal lives and engage in conversation on our public platforms. We pray this episode was an encouragement to you and …

Have questions, comments, or encouragement for us? Head to our website's contact form and send us an email letting us know! You can also follow Lauren or Austin on Instagram or check out our Facebook Page to stay updated with our personal lives and engage in conversation on our public platforms. We pray this episode was an encouragement to you and …

This week begins a trial many of us have been anticipating for well over a year: the trial in the case of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25 year-old Black man killed while jogging. In this episode, we will think through how to pray for justice in light of grace. We hope you will join us and share with a friend.Have questions, comments, or encouragement for us? H…

You asked, we answered! WARNING: Friends Spoiler contained in this episode. Enter at your own risk (or just listen because come on, the show has been out for 25 years). Have questions, comments, or encouragement for us? Head to our website's contact form and send us an email letting us know! You can also follow Lauren or Austin on Instagram or chec…

Stereotypes have ignite our sinful hearts. In this episode, we talk about the stereotype that Black people are lazy, where it came from, how it is still used to justify racism, and how we can fight against it. Have questions, comments, or encouragement for us? Head to our website's contact form and send us an email letting us know! You can also fol…

Social media. Is it even helpful? Doesn’t it just create more division? In this episode, we address social media movements, when they started, and how we can keep them going in helpful ways. Spoiler alert: We believe social media can be a great place to begin in your antiracism journey. But it should NOT be where it ends. Have questions, comments, …

Stereotypes ignite sin in our hearts. In this episode, we talk about the stereotype that Black men are dangerous, where it came from, how it is still used to justify racism, and how we can fight against it. Have questions, comments, or encouragement for us? Head to our website's contact form and send us an email letting us know! You can also follow…

Back like we never left! Welcome to Season 2 of Grace & Race! This week we are here answering your question... why are we still talking about this? If racism isn't the top news on our feeds or on the headlines, is it really worth our time? Is it divisive to keep talking about topics like this? We don't think so. In fact, we believe that continuing …

In this episode we tackle Anti-Asian racism, playing the "race card", and excusing people because they are a product of where they grew up. Plus lots more! Thanks for joining us for this first season of Grace & Race! We are going to take a quick break while we welcome a new baby Groves into the world, but we would LOVE for you to keep listening and…

The American Church has a lot to grapple with when it comes to racism, namely, its role in it. Far too often, we take on the attitude of “forget what happened” in the name of moving forward, all the while neglecting the bitter fruit of racism many still experience today. In this episode, we sit down with PhD Student, Taylor Combs, to discuss church…

Black churches. HBCU’s. Black spaces. What are they? Are they just another form of segregation? Can or should white people be a part of them? In this episode, we dive into why Black spaces exist and answer each of the questions above plus how better understanding Black spaces can aid our antiracism journey. Have questions, comments, or encouragemen…

What is code switching and what does it have to do with racism? Check out this episode to find out. Have questions, comments, or encouragement for us? Head to our website's contact form and send us an email letting us know! You can also follow Lauren or Austin on Instagram or check out our Facebook Page to stay updated with our personal lives and e…

Racial reconciliation is a buzz word, specifically in the white evangelical church. Here's our question: if the true pursuit is reconciliation, why is its call often met with empty actions? Let's chat about it. Have questions, comments, or encouragement for us? Head to our website's contact form and send us an email letting us know! You can also fo…

Interracial marriage comes with a lot of stereotypes and stigmas. Join us in this episode as we break those down and chat about how anyone can pursue antiracism in this area, whether or not you're marriage is interracial. Have questions, comments, or encouragement for us? Head to our website's contact form and send us an email letting us know! You …

Happy almost Super Bowl! This week, we are shedding some light on how racism has infiltrated the American industry of sports in a unique, but not entirely surprising, way. This conversation is helpful if you are a fanatic or know nothing, so we hope you'll listen and let us know what you think! Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE, rate, and review! Have ques…

Happy February! This episode explores five reasons Christians can and should recognize Black History Month. Have questions, comments, or encouragement for us? Head to our website's contact form and send us an email letting us know! You can also follow Lauren or Austin on Instagram or check out our Facebook Page to stay updated with our personal liv…

There are a lot of opinions about interracial dating and marriage everywhere, and we are going to talk about some of them! Well--at least our experience with them. Check out the first episode of our little series on interracial relationships! Have questions, comments, or encouragement for us? Head to our website's contact form and send us an email …

In response to cries of racism, we often hear some form of the phrase, "We just need to be unified." But often, that response is more about achieving uniformity than seeking true unity. Listen in to hear more! Have questions, comments, or encouragement for us? Head to our website's contact form and send us an email letting us know! You can also fol…

Join this solo conversation with Austin to understand more about why we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. each year and how the day has been hijacked to continue white supremacy. Have questions, comments, or encouragement for us? Head to our website's contact form and send us an email letting us know! You can also follow Lauren or Austin on Inst…

"Reverse racism" is considered to be prejudice or discrimination directed against a person on the basis of their membership in a dominant or privileged racial group. In our context we ask, “Can white Americans experience racism?” We chat allllll about it in this episode! Have questions, comments, or encouragement for us? Head to our website's conta…

"What does the Capitol Siege have to do with race?" In this podcast, we answer that question and talk about how we can continue to apply the history we know about our country to what happens right now. How the past affects the present--because it does. Have questions, comments, or encouragement for us? Head to our website's contact form and send us…

Happy New Year! If this year is the year for anything, it’s to create some mindset based resolutions. 2020 gave us a lot to think about, so 2021 can give us a lot to reflect and act on. Let’s incorporate racial justice as part of that! Check out this blog to get ideas for reading this year! Have questions, comments, or encouragement for us? Head to…

MERRY CHRISTMAS!! We hope this episode is encouraging as we gear up to continue pursuing racial unity in the new year :) Have questions, comments, or encouragement for us? Head to our website's contact form and send us an email letting us know! You can also follow Lauren or Austin on Instagram or check out our Facebook Page to stay updated with our…

My community is racist. What do I do? It’s a valid question. Do you stay? Leave? How do you even begin to initiate grace-filled conversations when you are continually labeled? In this episode, we dive into navigating relationships within racist, non-racist, and antiracist communities. We hope this conversation helps you better implement antiracism …

What is White Privilege? Who has it? What do we do with it? In this episode, we answer all those questions and dive into some of the greatest misconceptions about White Privilege. Have questions, comments, or encouragement for us? Head to our website's contact form and send us an email letting us know! You can also follow Lauren or Austin on Instag…

How do I teach my kids about racism? Should I even bring it up? Won't it traumatize them? In this episode, we dive into all these questions and more as we guide parents to think about the antiracism fight as starting in their closest circle. Our children are the people who we have the greatest influence over, and while no ideology we teach them is …

There are always more things to learn, always more ways to grow, and our prayer is that we would commit to that journey over a lifetime and instill the same thing in our children. This gift guide is just a starting place and it is not exhaustive. We are still diving into resources ourselves and can't wait until we can add even more suggestions to t…

Ever said something and then immediately wondered, “Was that racist?” If the question comes up, then the answer may be yes. It’s easy to say things from a place of kindness and blissful ignorance that bring up old wounds of white supremacy ingrained deep in the fabric of our nation’s flag. In this episode, we dive into a hand full of microagression…

The Black National Anthem and the NFL. Summer's Black Lives Matter reckoning. Defund the Police. Riots. Voter suppression. With the holidays right around the corner, we may be in situations with family and friends where this year in the life of our country comes up in conversation. And with it may come a whole host of discussion about race and its …

What does race have to do with the Gospel? Our answer? Everything. We believe that the Gospel, or the good news that Jesus came to the world lived, died, and resurrected, changes everything. That includes our conversations about race. In this episode, we dive into what the Gospel is, how it relates to race, how the Bible teaches us to think about d…

Seek Justice. Love Kindness. Walk Humbly. Have questions, comments, or encouragement for us? Head to our website's contact form and send us an email letting us know! You can also follow Lauren or Austin on Instagram or check out our Facebook Page to stay updated with our personal lives and engage in conversation on our public platforms. We pray thi…

Everybody and their mother seem to have different definitions of racism. In this podcast, we will dive into a few of those definitions and create a framework for how this show will operate. Here are some questions we will answer in today's show: What is racism? How should we define racism within our own country and context? What is antiracism? How …

In this episode, Austin details his honest experience of growing up Black in a White washed community. He shares about what it is like to learn about racism as a young Black boy and how experiencing it affects the way he wants to fight against racism and prejudice today. Austin's story is not the story of every Black person in America. Everyone's e…

In this episode, Lauren details her experience being raised in a part of the country still largely segregated. Though that segregation might not be written into law any longer, it certainly adds to the reality that few people are challenged to think outside of their own world. This led to serious blind spots that made themselves known in conversati…