Are you in a purity spiral? This is a new term that helps us understand groups that implode.

Segment 1

There is a whole lot of fighting going on within evangelical communities.

There is much we can learn from purity spiraling.

There can be a middle way.

Some issues demand we be more thoughtful.

A purity spiral occurs when a community becomes fixated on one particular issue.

Segment 2

“No one is more dangerous than he who imagines himself pure in heart: for his purity, by definition, is unassailable.” -James Baldwin

We have biblical permission to disagree on non-essentials.

Groups that come together have the ability to fall into a purity spiral and explode.

How many families and churches have split over which politician to vote for?

Segment 3

The pagans are acting like pagans again.

There is a lawsuit against United Airlines.

Should private corporations have the ability to fire employees for behavior outside of the company?

Segment 4

We can do so much better with our worship.

It’s been cold all over the country recently.

Where were the other disciples during the crucifixion?

The man of God’s own choosing ran toward the Cross.

San Francisco City Council meeting overtaken by Palestine protesters.

Serena Williams from 2013 on David Letterman – she couldn’t say this today.

Malinda – singing in Montefrio, Spain.

That is so much loftier.

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