The Good News of the Bound Will

When you think your neighbor is free, you’re less likely to muster up some mercy

Earlier this week I was sifting through the responses and comments to our latest congregational survey related to the United Methodist Church’s slow roll schism. Unsurprisingly, much of the feedback appealed to the values that we hold in common as Christians and that allegedly unites us as a body of believers— you know: love, inclusivity, hospitality, e…