Rondebosch United Church, 2 June 2024, Don Shay   Introduction A few years ago my partner Suellen was feeling troubled when her brother Greg was telling her positive things about Donald Trump.  She sensed a growing divide and was concerned that their political differences might jeopardise their relationship, which she did not want to happen.  So she decided to try to just really listen to him, to be curious and to understand where he was coming from.  It was being vulnerable,

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