There’s so much excitement going on in the Church right now.  Too bad, just like in the media, that the stories that often get passed along have to do with the negatives–”society is degrading”; “homosexuals are taking over the church”; “we’ve got to save our children from this corrupt generation”.  I live in Florida, which is a generous mix of cultures, politics, social stratospheres and the like.  If you can think up some name for a church, we probably have it within a stone’s throw.  What is easy to see is that there are many things that divide us, but as a Presbyterian, I’m always looking for ways that we are connected.  Doing some community work to bring folks together has not been easy, especially when a few want to highlight the divides.

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