Signs

" Signs, signs, everywhere are signs...." goes the old song. Last night I was watching a game and after a player scored a touchdown he made a sign above his facemask. The referee flagged him for taunting even though, as the announcer pointed out, the ref probably did not know what the sign even meant! I agree with the ref; regardless of what the sign meant it probably served to separate the player from his opponents. Paul faced a church that specialized in separating themselves from others by claiming to follow different "apostles" like Paul, or Peter, or Apollos. Paul chastised the Corinthians and urged them to focus on what binds them together in unity--Jesus himself. I still see signs and bumper stickers 10 days after the Presidential elections. If it were in my power I would throw a flag on these folks and penalize them for harming the unity of our nation. Let us do all in our power to support the unity not only of our nation, but our church as well.
DMac