The Glendale Star
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July 29, 2021
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The obvious difference of being a ‘belonger’ We often miss the obvious. Let me illustrate with a story. A farmer couldn’t tell his two horses apart, so he tried cutting the tail off one horse. That didn’t work because it grew right back. Then he cut the mane off the other horse. That didn’t work either, because it grew right back. Finally, he measured them and found that the white horse was 2 inches taller than the black horse. One of the most significant casualties of the COVID-19 virus has been the destruction of relationships, especially where connections are required for the best results. Zoom meetings, masks, social distancing and fear of death, to name a few, have distanced us from one another in what should
CHURCH COMMUNITY CONNECTION Pastor Ed Delph Glendale Star Columnist
be obvious ways. It’s affected politics, marriages, business and friendships as people, hypnotized by watching mainline and social media, become more “angry and relationship challenged.” Unfortunately, it seems like the only ones who have benefited from COVID-19 are our dogs. COVID-19 restrictions have affected the church and its congregants by eliminating a vital aspect of the church.
Allow me to explain. Luciano DeCrescenzo once said, “We are all angels with only one wing; we can only fly while embracing one another.” That’s quite a word picture. At the beginning of time, before there was ever vision, tasks, achievement, goals, politics and the like, there was a relationship. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit were (and are) so much
in a relationship that they were called “One God.” Becoming a Christ follower is about connection. The church was designed by God to be upward, inward and outward all at the same time. Christians were intended to connect with God, connect with each other and then connect with the community. In the context of connecting with one another (their SEE DELPH PAGE 21
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