Recently I met with a senior pastor from another church in the area, and we had a great time of chatting, sharing, laughing, and just “being guys”. Naturally we talked about the incredible work that the Lord is doing through our churches, and the people that we’re seeing who are growing by leaps and bounds as Christians. I’ll tell you that there’s just nothing like reflecting on brothers and sisters in Christ who just go all out for Him! Those are the kinds of folks that inspire the rest of the body!

But we also realized something else that tends to grow pretty quickly in churches: division. (Well… let me clarify that) Words that are going through my head are: exclusivity, allegiance, preference, even  pride. It was actually a little sad to think that a few folks in the church tend to act out those things, and sadder-still that it would be done so openly.

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