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 How to Get Along When You Don’t See Eye to Eye by Steven Dow Romans 14:1-15:7 It is said that when the British and French were fighting in Canada in the 1750s, Admiral Phipps, commander of the British fleet, was told to anchor outside Quebec. He was given orders to wait for the British land more… 
How To Avoid the Mistakes of Acting on Partial Informationby Paul Fritz Romans 14:12-14:13 It is always amazing to see how many people act when they only know a small percentage of the facts. Many people are buying and selling hot Internet stocks today on any wind of information that comes their more…
Peace in the Churchby Eric Snyder Romans 14:1-14:23 It is not our first instinct to accept those that are different than us. This is illustrated the best in Junior High School. Have you ever noticed that junior highers have a label or description for everyone? For more…
Getting Along With Weak and Strongby Greg Nance Romans 14:1-15:7 This is the third week since we have entered the practical part of the Roman letter beginning in chapter 12. The heart of that chapter told us: Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is more...
 Holiness and Conflict Resolutionby Kerry Bauman Romans 14:12-14:21 Terry Lynn Barton was a forest-service worker for the state of Colorado. In June of 2002, she was arrested for starting the biggest wildfire in Colorado history. She was charged with willfully and maliciously more...
Loving Through ConflictJohn Wesley and George Whitefield - the two great preachers of the 18th Century Evangelical Revival - were both great men of God. Sadly having been great friends at Oxford, they fell out over the Arminian/Calvinist debate. There was quite a bit of animosity between their followers. Once one of Whitefield’s followers said to him: "We won’t see John Wesley in the heaven, will we?" To which Whitefield humbly replied "Yes, you’re right, we won’t see him in heaven. He will be so close to the Throne of God and we will be so far away, that we won’t be able to see him!" What a lovely attitude Whitefield had. Despite profoundly disagreeing with Wesley, Whitefield recognized John Wesley as being a man of God. Indeed the respect for the other was so great that when Whitefield died in the United States, John Wesley preached at George Whitefield’s memorial service in London. Contributed by: Martin Dale
The Characteristics of a Spiritual CommunityLarry Crab said in his book The Safest Place on Earth, “The difference between the spiritual and unspiritual community is not whether conflict exists, but is rather in our attitude toward it and our approach to handling it. When conflict is seen as an opportunity to draw more fully on spiritual resources, we have the makings of spiritual community.” Contributed by: Keith Davis A Deserted ChurchA man was stranded all alone on the desert island for years before he was finally rescued. His rescuers asked him what the three structures were that he had built on the island. Three buildings seemed perplexing for just one man. He said one was his house, one was his church, and one was where he used to go to church before he got his feelings hurt! Contributed by: Toby Powers Be More Specific“When I told the people of Northern Ireland that I was an atheist, a woman in the audience stood up and said, ’Yes, but is it the God of the Catholics or the God of the Protestants in whom you don’t believe?’" SOURCE: Quentin Crisp Contributed by: SermonCentral It’s the Law!A few laws to enforce proper church behavior… Young girls are never allowed to walk a tightrope in Wheeler, Mississippi, unless it’s in a church. In Blackwater, Kentucky, tickling a woman under her chin with a feather duster while she’s in church service carries a penalty of $10.00 and one day in jail. No one can eat unshelled, roasted peanuts while attending church in Idanha, Oregon. In Honey Creek, Iowa, no one is permitted to carry a slingshot to church except police. No citizen in Leecreek, Arkansas, is allowed to attend church in any red-colored garment. Swinging a yo-yo in church or anywhere in public on the Sabbath is prohibited in Studley, Virginia. Turtle races are not permitted within 100 yards of a local church at any time in Slaughter, Louisiana. SOURCE: [Odd Laws Still on the Books, Citation: Robert W. Pelton in The Door. Christian Reader, Vol. 33, no. 5.] Contributed by: A. Todd Coget 
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