Topics:<\/b> Church; Conflict; Criticism; Cynicism; Family; Unity<\/p>\n
Reference:<\/b> Acts 2:42\u201347<\/p>\n
While interviewing a young African-American soldier on the eve of Desert Storm, ABC correspondent Sam Donaldson asked, \u201cHow do you think the battle will go? Are you afraid?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll do OK. We\u2019re well trained,\u201d the soldier said, gesturing toward his fellow GIs. \u201cAnd I\u2019m not afraid, because I\u2019m with my family.\u201d<\/p>\n
The other soldiers shouted, \u201cTell him again. He didn\u2019t hear<\/i> you.\u201d<\/p>\n
The soldier repeated, \u201cThis is my family; we\u2019ll take care of each other.\u201d<\/p>\n
We have to start thinking of America as a family. We have to stop screeching at each other, stop hurting each other, and instead start caring for, sacrificing for, and sharing with each other. We have to stop constantly criticizing, which is the way of the malcontent, and get back to the can-do attitude that made America. We have to keep trying and risk failing to solve this country\u2019s problems. We cannot move forward if cynics and critics swoop down and pick apart anything that goes wrong to a point where we lose sight of what is right, decent, and uniquely good about America.<\/p>\n
That advice also applies to the body of Christ. We would do well to stop finding fault with each other and strive for unity.<\/p>\n
\u2014Colin Powell, My American Journey<\/i> (Random House, 1995)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Topics: Church; Conflict; Criticism; Cynicism; Family; Unity Reference: Acts 2:42\u201347 While interviewing a young African-American soldier on the eve of Desert Storm, ABC correspondent Sam Donaldson asked, \u201cHow do you think the battle will go? Are you afraid?\u201d \u201cWe\u2019ll do OK. We\u2019re well trained,\u201d the soldier said, gesturing toward his fellow GIs. \u201cAnd I\u2019m not … Continue reading “A
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