God entrusts people with different blessings or privileges—because he values faithfulness, not parity. We should do the same. We’re not instructed to pursue parity. We’re instructed to pursue faithfulness and biblical justice.

There are many great sermons, podcasts, and articles about social justice and critical theory. But there aren’t many good books about social justice and critical theory. So I’m grateful for Confronting Injustice without Compromising Truth: 12 Questions Christians Should Ask About Social Justice, a new book by author and professor Thaddeus Williams.

It’s the best Christian book on social justice and critical theory, so far. And I’m grateful I received the opportunity to write about racial disparities in the book. Here are my words from the book:

The parable of talents in Matthew 25 is one of my favorite parables. Jesus’s story opens with a wealthy man entrusting his property to three of his servants before leaving on a journey. The wealthy man gave “talents,” which were large sums of money in the ancient world. He entrusted five to the first, two to the second, and one talent to the third servant, according to their individual abilities.

The first and second servants immediately worked hard to make a profit for their master. By the time their master returned, they had each doubled the money he had entrusted to them. The second servant didn’t receive as much money as the first. Although he also returned a 100-percent profit, he did not equal the first servant’s total profit. Despite this disparity between the first and second servant, Jesus made it clear that the master was equally pleased with them because both were faithful with what they had been given. He said, “Well done, good and faithful servant[s]. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master” (Matt. 25:23).

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