No I do not call it “The War of Northern Aggression,” and I do not speak with slow drawn out vowels. I do not primarily cook with butter or consider fried chicken one of my favorite meals. I am not afraid of driving in a few inches of snow and I do not own anything with a rebel flag on it.

I have however joined a group of believes with the designation of “Southern” on it. Although the majority of us do not hearken from the south we have joined in unity under the cause of the good news of Jesus Christ. Many of our group are Korean while others come from other nations. There are even a few like myself and our youth pastor that come from the far reaches of the north called Pennsylvania. But we now associate ourselves in some sense with the word “southern.”