We can, but we all have to put in the effort. “Can we all get along?” are the famous words of Rodney King in 1992 after an all-white jury acquitted the officers who brutally beat King after a chase and arrest, filmed by a bystander that became a world-wide story. Although King was not perfect, he did not deserve the beating and treatment from officers, and his story exposed the huge injustices taking place at that time. His honest question has been asked since the beginning of sin. […]

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James teaches us that there is a precious experience of “more grace” and God “drawing near” to us. Surely this is a wonderful experience — more grace and a special nearness of God. But I ask: is this experience of the love of God unconditional? No. It is not. It is conditional on our humbling ourselves and our drawing near to God. God “gives [more] grace to the humble. … Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.” […]

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Stop your crying and wipe away your tears. All that you have done for your children will not go unrewarded; they will return from the enemy’s land. There is hope for your future; your children will come back home. I, the Lord, have spoken. Jeremiah 31:16-17 GNT

We have, as Christian disciples, to continually recognize that much of what is called Christianity today is not the Christianity of the New Testament; it is distinctly different in generation and manifestation. Jesus is not the fountainhead of modern Christianity; He is scarcely thought about. Christian preachers, Sunday school teachers, religious books, all without any apology, patronize Jesus Christ and put Him on one side. […]

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