Confrontation has become a curse word in many circles. It’s like the bubonic plague of social interaction. We can try to avoid it, but there isn’t a cure to keep us safe from it forever. What makes confrontation so unpleasant is that it’s typically a result of conflict. We can try to avoid it like kids playing hide and seek or we can learn to see the opportunity that comes from conflict.
The church often mistakes uniformity for unity. In efforts to be “like minded” we try to make everyone exactly the same. You select the type of Christian you want and then just copy and paste to fill the seats. This is in part why we have denominations for every variation of belief under the sun.
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