On Kindness

“It's not just who to vote for in November. Wokeness now contains several divisive issues, and they won't be going away anytime soon, regardless if it's Pres. Biden or Trump. The disturbing thing is how critical even Christians can be toward fellow believers with other views, how unwilling to dialogue, and unwilling to carry on in mutual love and respect. How sad if people of goodwill can't agree to disagree. How awful if the Cancel Culture enters the Church. Church splits won't be far away.” —Dan Brown

That quote comes from my good friend, Dan Brown, not the Dan Brown of Da Vinci Code fame, but the Dan Brown of Monica Brown fame who dwells East and West of Boise. 

We’ve been corresponding about breakdown of civility within the Church. How can it be said that we love one another when we, like the Gingham Dog and Calico Cat, are trying to “bite and devour one another?” (Galatian 5:15).

Paul writes, “Be kind, tender hearted, forgiving one another even as God in Christ Jesus has forgiven you” (Ephesians 4:32). Have we forgotten that admonition? 

The sainted Samuel Johnson said, “Out duty (as Christians) is to promote kindness.” Why then all the caterwauling about political points of view that in the end will mean nothing at all—when the kingdoms of this world have become the kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and all that useless stuff will have passed away. 

David Roper

7.6.20