Introduction

John bloom: We live at a complex, highly charged, contentious historical moment when cultural political issues stretch and tear not only the social fabric of a nation, but also the unity between christians in many churches. What does it mean to love one another as jesus loved us? Do outside observers actually recognize us as jesu's disciples because of the distinctly jesus like s we love one another? And so these are the questions for us to ask ourselves serious about obeying jesus.