This Sunday’s readings: John 17:20-26

Reflections

One hundred religious persons knit into a unity by careful organization do not constitute a church any more than eleven men together make a football team.
~ A.W. Tozer, 1897-1963, Pastor/Author

The right manner of growth is to grow less in one’s own eyes.
~ Thomas Watson

The kingdom of self is heavily defended territory.
~ Eugene Peterson, Author/Pastor

Whatever disunites man from God, also disunites man from man.
~ Edmund Burke, 1729-1797, Statesman/Philosopher

Paul would not only be astonished by our lackadaisical attitude towards holiness, but he would be horrified that mostly we just don’t care – unity and holiness to Paul, is the greatest thing. Unity is easy if you don’t care about holiness. Holiness is easy if you don’t care about unity. … Paul was trying to hold these two things together through his ministry.
~ N.T. Wright, former bishop of Durham

A man of a right spirit is not a man of narrow and private views, but is greatly interested and concerned for the good of the community, to which he belongs, and particularly of the city or village in which he resides, and for the true welfare of the society of which he is a member.
~ Jonathan Edwards, 1703-1758, Pastor/Philosopher

You (Millennials) are the generation most afraid of real community because it inevitably limits freedom and choice. Get over your fear.
~ Tim Keller, Pastor/Author

All for one and one for all.
~ Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers