One Moral Imperative
This week I had a wonderful breakfast with one of my dearest friends. We have known one another for about twenty years. As is typically the case for the two of us, what was supposed to be an hour meeting turned into more than two hours and resulted in a complete overhaul of our calendars. I would have it no other way. I simply love our conversations and frankly cannot wait for the next one. Somewhere in the middle of our time together we drifted into a theological conversation about issues within the church and our culture as a whole. Then this statement was made across the table and stopped us both in our tracks as we considered its implications. "There really is only one moral imperative after all." Without saying another word, both of us understood what was meant. Nothing else was said. Nothing else was needed. Concerning this moral imperative, the author of 1 John wrote, "Beloved, let us love one another, because ...