Then Jonah began to go through the city one day’s walk; and he cried out and said, “Yet forty days and Nineveh will be overthrown.” Then the people of Nineveh believed in God; and they called a fast and put on sackcloth from the greatest to the least of them. Jonah 3:4-5
We live in the most prosperous, most powerful, most influential, most charitable, most free nation with the most opportunity in history.
And yet despite all this, there is a level of aggrievement, protest, and division that has not been felt since the Civil War nearly fractured the country back in the 1860’s.
Whether the issue is race, religion, gender, sexuality, abortion, immigration, taxation, education, role of government, or political party or policy, the gulf between the opposing sides leaves one wondering whether it’s too far to bridge.
This weekend on The Christian Worldview, we will discuss the divide in America, seeking answers to the following questions: Are we really as divided as it appears? If so, over what is the country divided and why has this division occurred? What would a united country look like and what is the pathway to that? What is the role for Christians and the church?