I am a spiritual mut. I grew up attending Catholic and Assembly of God churches, and am now serving in a Free Methodist Church. My experience in these different faith traditions has given me a passion for unity among Christians. It astounds me that Christians spend more time arguing about the five percent of beliefs they disagree on instead of focusing on the ninety-five percent they do agree on. Doctrines and beliefs are important. They are what give a belief system its fla

Groups form around common passions: sports teams, religion, race, language, tradition, hobbies, etc. In these groups we find community and connection. We feel invited into something bigger than ourselves that we can belong to. We feel included and important. But the problem with groups is they can be exclusive to anyone who doesn’t share their passion. This creates a wall between one group and another. Just about everyone in the country knows about the enormous wall between