I love reading about the early Jesus-followers in the New Testament and from the first three centuries of the Jesus movement. They didn’t know everything. They were trying to figure out the way. They experimented with ideas. Tried things.
When things went badly, watching their responses is instructive even for us today. They faced events calmly, with courage, and with an eye toward the common good.
Sometimes today I see self-proclaimed Christians whining at every small slight.
What if today we began trying more to emulate the early followers of Christ? What if we were open to discussion? What if we sought the truth without believing that we are the sole holders of it? What if we were infused with the fruit of the spirit exhibiting calmness, courage, trying to achieve the common good, with joy, peace, yes, and love?
Faith Venture 
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