"We're under attack!"... "No, we're under attack!" That seems to be the story of every divide in our world, whether societal or personal. In the accounts of Jesus remembered on Palm Sunday and Good Friday, there is an inspiring example of how we might engage divides more productively.
Read MoreIn his day, Jesus took aim at the Pharisees, who inflamed contentious attitudes through their removed analysis of society and their focus on holding the right opinions. The draw toward such attitudes is in us all, but Jesus modeled engagement with people that can break the power of those attitudes in us.
Read MoreContentiousness boils below the surface seemingly everywhere in society, often leaving us feeling apathetic, exasperated, or cynical. An obscure moment in the history of Ancient Israel can teach us about God's prescription for us when we feel these ways.
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