The Problem with Praying For Your Enemy

Whether it be with people who disagree with me online, or people who disagree with decisions I make in helping lead a church, I can easily create fake enemies. I say fake because nearly all who come to mind are actually my brothers and sisters in Christ, so to call them an enemy of mine isover-the-top.

As someone who prefers to have hard conversations, engage difficult subjects, whileconsistently pursuing openness over isolation, I can create a “me vs. them” mentality where those who don’t une...