I had a wonderful yesterday. Lots of fellowship. I saw a man intelligently engage a crowd in the middle of campus, sharing the good news of the Gospel and answering whatever questions people threw out at him. I heard about some people who recently came to campus with signs saying something like “You’re going to hell” and who hung out by Reser Stadium right before the football game on Saturday yelling their messages through bullhorns. I met a Christian lady who runs a children’s store in Corvallis who had a run-in with the bullhorn people. She did not have a good feeling about them, they seemed of a different spirit to her. I met a guy who challenged me to know what I believe and know how to engage non-believers effectively (this is an on-going concern/struggle of mine--to engage non-believers effectively; I want to, badly). I had a great time of Bible Study with a group of guys, talking about the early church compared to the church of today. I also went to the Campus Crusade meeting where they debated whether it was better to get 3 hours of sleep at the Fall Retreat or 0 hours.

I’m thinking, too. About how I should interact and think about Christians that practice things differently than me. I’m thinking about what I believe the Bible teaches that’s important enough for me to refuse to fellowship with a professing Christian who happens to disagree. I’m thinking about my major and about where it’s going to take me. And I’m thinking about people who have asked for (or I’ve just volunteered) my prayers.

Love, people. And if you’re a Christian, love other Christians.

And somehow, we have to unify. The Bible tells us to, just like it tells us not to practice homosexuality or lying or cheating. We’re pretty strong on those latter three, but it looks like we’re rather weak on the former.