Zacchaeus was a tax collector, he was very wealthy, and he was short. In Luke 19:1-10 , we read about his encounter with Jesus Christ and his decision to make amends for the wrong that he had done. He promises to pay back the people that he had cheated and to give away half of his possessions in order to fix the harm that he had caus ed to his community by amassing wealth at their expense. Essentially, Zacchaeus chose to pay reparations. He chose to repair the wrong that he had done by paying money to the wronged parties. That is reparations. Though repentance, transformation, and love for our neighbor are all important aspects of the Christian faith and one could argue that reparations are closely tied to all three of those, reparations remain a controversial - and highly avoided - topic in many churches. But I think we need to talk about it, and I think that as white Christians, we should consider paying reparations. A (very) brief review of history and an invitation Human being...