Alabama-Auburn
Florida-Florida State
KU-MU
Oklahoma-Texas
Baptist-Methodist
Catholic-Pentecostal
Conservative-Progressive
Chiefs-Raiders
Rivalries are fun in football, but they can get out of hand and become unhealthy very quickly.
Rivalries have no place in religion.
One of the interesting things about seeing an injury on the field of play is how the rivalry immediately ends. The stands grow quiet, everyone watches to see if the player is moving his limbs. The cart comes in to take the person off of the field. We remember that we are first of all on the same team, the human team.
Then the cart leaves the field and the hatred continues.
It is ridiculous.
Sure I hope your team wins. But really, who cares? I hope everyone enjoys watching and playing the game. But don't let your day or your week be ruined if it doesn't go the way that you want.
Several times over the years I was approached by a Pastor from another church who felt it necessary to tell me that his church was and would always be larger than mine. Really? who cares. I hope everyone's church does well. We must remember that when we come to religion, there is no room for tribal hatred. We are all God's children and that puts us all on the same team.
Let us all treat one another like we are indeed from the same tribe and on the same team.
It's a beautiful day in God's world be sure to see the good.
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I am leading a trip to Ireland next year. If you are interested in reading about it, or joining in, the link is below.....
Treasures of Ireland
July 13-22, 2020
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