Moreover, the project deliberately focused on some of the toughest issues that have been at the root of the worst political divisions of the last few decades (abortion and gay and lesbian issues) and more recent issues that have caused deep divides in the American electorate (torture and immigration). The two-year initiative set out to find common ground based on shared values between two groups that have traditionally been some of the fiercest political adversaries: political progressives and white evangelicals.

Third WayвЂ™s* recently released вЂњ Come Let Us Reason Together Governing AgendaвЂќ has sparked lively discussions about the policies it puts forward, but it has also cast in bold relief some tensions and factions in the growing chorus of voices that are politically progressive and religious. But God has put all parts of our body together in the way that God decided is best. And if they were only an ear, we couldnвЂ™t smell a thing. If our bodies were only an eye, we couldnвЂ™t hear a thing.

There are different ways to serve the same Lord, and we can each do different thingsвЂ¦. There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but they all come from the same Spirit.

Come let us reason together