Don't line up behind the world's banner

"[The devil] always sends errors into the world in pairs--pairs of opposites. And he always encourages us to spend a lot of time thinking which is the worse. You why, of course? He relies on your extra dislike of the one error to draw you gradually into the opposite one. But do not let us be fooled. We have to keep our eyes on the goal and go straight between both errors. We have no other concern than that with either of them."

-- C.S. Lewis

They are not always errors, of course; they may just be partial truths that their followers insist are complete. What are the ones that suck your time and energy? Republican vs. Democrat? Institutional church vs. Emergent church? Calvinism vs. Arminianism? Young-earth creation vs. Darwinism?

The world -- yes, including well-meaning Christians -- wants us to line behind a banner and beat the drum for it. Don't do it! Think for yourself. Don't accept the easy answers, the "traditional" answers. Find the answers for yourself -- through prayer, Scripture, research, and open discussion with trusted friends.

Hmmmm -- maybe I should come up with a name for my movement.