Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and [that] there be no divisions among you; but [that] ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. - 1 Cor. 1:10 KJV Of all the things we as Christians seem to struggle with amongst ourselves, dwelling in unity seems to be the biggest one. It seems that with Christ as our common bound we should (and can!) get along very well, edifying and strengthening each other in the Lord in fellowship and working together easily. If you've ever been a part of a church or a friendship where you don't see eye to eye on some of the little or big things in life, I don't have to tell you that this is far more easily said than done. I'm a person who happens to have extremely strong opinions about, well, just about everything. When I hear or see Christians making decisions in areas that are a big deal to me personally I have a hard time not being in contention with … [Read more...]