It started, as many church crises do, with a single post that spread faster than anyone could have expected. Within hours, one man’s opinion on a political issue had become a story far larger than he ever imagined. Headlines followed. Screenshots were shared. Conversations in group texts and church hallways began. Before long, the focus wasn’t the post itself, but the small Texas church caught in the middle—who said what, who left, and who was right.
From a distance, it might have looked like just another flare-up in our culture’s outrage cycle. But for the pastor and elders walking through it, it was something far more personal: a test of the church’s heart. Would they choose humility and clarity? Could they extend grace even while being misunderstood?
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