I see that this subject of diversity is important today, but, I think, widely misunderstood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I said before that we need diversity in the church AND we need diversity in the different churches. That is, in order to have a strong church community we need true diversity-a variety of people, personalities, cultures, skin colors, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
[Big parenthetical here: I just gotta reiterate: skin color is irrelevant, or should be so. Culture and personality are what makes a difference in our lives. Whether my car is blue or red doesn’t make a difference in performance. It is the engine that make a difference. Maybe I’m oversimplifying this. Obviously skin color has affected other people thus it has effected those with certain skin color. What I’m saying is that it shouldn’t be this way. I guess the idealist in me isn’t dead after all.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We also need different types of church communities. And, hopefully, they will learn to get along just as the diverse personalities within each community learn to get along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Well, I’m already tired this morning. I welcome your comments on diversity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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