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Community - Parable of the Sower "In Christ, we who are many form one body and each member belongs to all the others" (Romans 12.5). The bible directly describes and defines community; it is human's innate need to bond together, providing the basis of a community. ....

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.... very social, [they] mind their own business” (p 31). One apparent aspect of the ritual of banning together against catastrophes is that it not only draws the group together physically, but it also has a tendency to bond them emotionally. A community joins together when there is a threat to disrupt the peace and comfort that a group setting provides. The adult men and women put the fire out with garden hoses, shovels, wet towels and blankets… Kids [Lauren’s] age helped out where [they] were needed and put out any new fires…The very old people watched the little kids and kept them out of the way, and out of trouble (p 28). ....