Jonathan Isaac’s decision to stand doesn’t mean God winks at racism

Jon Writes Ink
7 min readAug 4, 2020
Jonathan Isaac stands during the national anthem at the NBA’s ceremonious return game July 31. Photo courtesy of CBS Sports.

Some scoffed and others cheered when the NBA’s Jonathan Isaac decided to stand last week as his teammates kneeled in support of Black Lives Matter. I just sighed.

I praised Isaac’s brazen choice to tell the world about Jesus. He leveraged a golden opportunity to share the gospel and relay a powerful message of love and grace — qualities in short…

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Jon Writes Ink

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