I have never spoken to a Christian who would claim that their allegiance to America supersedes their allegiance to Christ. “I’m a Christian first and an American second,” goes the line. But are the stories we are telling in our churches and in our Christian communities reflective of this?
What we choose to celebrate and how we do so will shape the stories that form in our Christian narrative. In celebrations we mark occasions, remember our history, and imagine the future. These celebrations are not neutral, but move us in a certain direction.
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