Today’s Daily Lesson comes from John 16 verse 2:
“They will put you out of the synagogues.”
One of my favorite stories comes from Koinonia Farms, where Clarence and Florence Jordan founded an interracial community on their farm outside Americus, Georgia in the 1940s.
When they brought blacks with them to their all-white church, the church called a special meeting to disfellowship them.
Seeing that everybody in the meeting wanted them to withdraw willfully without a vote, the Jordan’s refused. Instead, Florence made the motion that they be dismissed. There was then a lot of handwringing about seconding such a motion. Finally, Clarence himself seconded it, which meant the body had to vote.
The Jordans were put out, but not without some very creative protest.
Find your own.
Ryon Price is Senior Pastor of Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas.
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