The lectionary gospel for this past Sunday was from John 17. In my sermon, I said something I've often said in the past couple of years.
“Jesus never even mentions some of things people get so uptight about that they decide to split off from their own denomination. But he most definitely did talk about unity. That’s what he prayed for. We find our life together not by agreeing on everything, especially things that are secondary to the gospel and creeds and confessions of faith … but by abiding in HIM."
