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Tom Smiley: We love America, but love Gods kingdom more
Tom Smiley
Every patriotic American holiday, we wave flags, belt out our national songs triumphantly and consume a lot of barbecue and lemonade. The challenge of our celebrations, as Christian people, is that sometimes we take patriotism beyond gratitude morphing it into a nationalist idolatry. As Christ followers, there are two things we should remember as we celebrate America.