Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday

Celebration Must Resist Cynicism

Celebration Must Resist Cynicism

Paul urges the believers to prefer the other instead of prioritizing our own preferences for the sake of the unity and witness of the Church. Our actions and attitudes surrounding the non-essentials of the faith can either build up or tear down our neighbors both inside and outside of the church.

Paul urges the believers to prefer the other instead of prioritizing our own preferences for the sake of the unity and witness of the Church. Our actions and attitudes surrounding the non-essentials of the faith can either build up or tear down our neighbors both inside and outside of the church.

Paul urges the believers to prefer the other instead of prioritizing our own preferences for the sake of the unity and witness of the Church. Our actions and attitudes surrounding the non-essentials of the faith can either build up or tear down our neighbors both inside and outside of the church.

Paul again holds love for one another and "the other" as the defining feature of the Church but then adds this bracing support for how we can endure as a loving community. The hope of Christ's return fuels the loving community.