In a fearful world, life is about risk management. Risk management forces us to distance ourselves from others whom we have considered to be dangerous and suspicious. Risk management destroys communities. Christians don’t settle on fear, we engage fear with faith.

How did a marginalized group of Christians situate themselves into the world? Honor everyone. Honor is to see every person as one created in the image of God (imago Dei) and with God-given potential. For Peter, our commitment to the ways of Jesus will propel us toward the other.

Humans are naturally tribal. Our subconscious is bombarded with cues that identify who is “us” and “them.” And, our mind often decides who is ‘us’ by who we feel safest and comfortable around. Christianity is more a faith of challenge and controversy than convenience and comfort. Christianity does not erase our tribalism. But it should transform it.

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