Emphasis Preaching Journal

One observation is very clear to me: Christians tend to be cliquish. We gravitate toward those who believe in the same scriptural interpretation, have the same likes and dislikes in worship patterns, and even harbor the same prejudices. It isn't easy mixing our Christian commitment, to our own little group, with love and understanding for other little groups outside our sphere. For years I heard a little poem that seems to "zero in on" this type of behavior. I've traced it back to Edwin Markham who wrote:

He drew a circle that shut me out