October 3, 2019
Rejecting the Temptation of Isolation
Knofel Staton, at the time president of Pacific Christian College—now called Hope International University (Fullerton, California)—urged people in Christian churches and churches of Christ to turn away from their/our isolationist tendencies in this piece from 35 years ago. Here is a shortened version of his long article. _ _ _ Isolation—Leave It in the Grave! By Knofel Staton;Oct. 14, 1984; p. 4 . . . My sister Knova and I grew up in the same family but were very different. Sometimes I did not act like I was in unity with her, but I have come to realize that our
