[OBW]

While I am not given to speaking in superlatives and tripping all over myself in praise of much of anything, I find this account exceptional.

Or maybe not as exceptional as it seems. I am not diminishing the account, but noting that there is a growing trend for the true church — the body of Christ that is often busy within its various assemblies — to ignore the irrelevant differences that in the past kept them apart and work together in the unity of faith and in the gospel. I have seen it in the Dallas area, not only in things in which our assembly is engaged, but in many others. I hear reports from other parts of the country. And now in these days I have been hearing of it from Raleigh-Durham.

Maybe it is becoming the rule and the exception is the group that hides behind its wall and pretends that the rest of their brothers and sisters do not really exist. As I see more and more of these examples, I realize that James really had it right. If you truly believe Jesus, then it will show in your life. If there is nothing to see, then there is a big question mark on your belief.