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We Christians do love our acronyms. Almost as much, it seems, as we Christians love splitting the church which creates those acronyms. 

Why is that? We who are alive today have greater access to history and knowledge than any humans who have ever lived. So how is it we are still so divided? Why haven’t we figured out a way to be more like that those first followers of Jesus back in the first century?

 

As often happens when we pine for some long-passed golden age, it turns out the truth is much more complicated than that. At the very least that is true if the book of The Acts of the Apostles is a reliable guide. 

Last week we looked at Paul’s experience in Thessalonica through the eyes of both Luke and Paul. Similarly, this week we hear a bit from both Luke and Paul about Paul’s experience in Corinth (Acts 18 & 1 Corinthians 1). 

So if the origin story of Christianity is rife with conflict, is there any hope for a peaceful future?

Are we doomed to continually repeat the same pattern and forever be a cult of personality?

What might our ancient ancestors in the faith have to teach us today?

Which path forward will we choose?

 

Pastor Dave with consider those questions and more this Sunday, May 10th in his sermon, “Divisions and Tribes and Acronyms, Oh My!”

 

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