“Loving the city is different than loving the actual people in that city”

Anthony Bradley:

Is it not likely that many evangelicals flocking to cities for justice are actually going there as consumers, using “justice” as an excuse to live in “cool” places? Loving the city is different than loving the actual people in that city.

Ouch!

You should take a minute with this brief post, that alerts us to the reality that poverty in America is “predominantly suburban, rural, and white.” So, Bradley suggests,

Perhaps American Christians concerned about the poor should stop chasing poverty, plant themselves in whatever neighborhood they find themselves, and love whomever comes and goes as housing trends change over time.