Rev. John H. Deitrich, our Spokane congregation’s minister from 1911 to 1916, went on to become known as the Father of Religious Humanism. In his wish to reawaken us to this seminal figure’s relevance today, Rev. Eklof will continue his series of occasionally reworking and delivering one of Dietrich’s historic sermons. In this particular sermon, from 1919, Dietrich considers the personal and societal conflicts we experience in our dual identities as citizens of a particular country and as members of humanity. Although he originally delivered this message more than a century ago, the issues and ideas he raises seem as relevant today as they did then.