Darryl A. Williamson

Dearly Beloved

Christian Living

“Like many pastors, I have been in search of a doctrinally rich framework through which to resolve the tensions that have emerged in the church across the divides of cultural identities and ideological convictions. Vermon Pierre has provided that rubric by grounding the Christian identity in our being God's beloved and showing how that love extends out into the church community as our reciprocated love of God encompasses our 'not like us' brothers and sisters. Vermon's work is biblically saturated and shows us the necessity of seeing one another as the beloved bride of our Lord as we bring intentionality and commitment to overcome uncomfortable difficulties and even conflicts between those with diverse backgrounds. Here is a practical aid for pastors and churches to engage their churches in pursuit of healing our many unfortunate divides.”