I know, O Lord, that a man’s life is not his own; it is not for a man to direct his steps. Jeremiah 10:23 A man’s steps are directed by the Lord. How then can anyone understand his own way? Proverbs 20:24 Calling ourselves “followers of Jesus” implies he’s going somewhere and we’re going the …
Cemented in Flexibility
I made more mistakes this year than I planned on. I take into account a “margin of error” when on the precipice of a new year. It took me decades to come to this, since in my youth I assumed I could ace every test that God gave me and go undefeated in every battle …
A Christian Response to Terrorism (Part 4 of 4)
In the last piece of this series I’d like to share about how our reckless reactions to terrorism negatively influence our witness to the world. How hysteria and hostility smother our witness We fear loss of power, money, safety, so we wrap ourselves in insulation. What we should fear is suffocating in the insulation. Scott …
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A Christian Response to Terrorism (Part 3 of 4)
We’ve been talking about hysteria, hatred and vengeance as inappropriate reactions to the trauma of terrorism in our world. These play right into the hands of the psychopathic terrorizers and only make the circumstances worse. Now if we must be utilitarian about it, how do these reactions affect us? What does a hateful and inhospitable …
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A Christian Response to Terrorism (Part 2 of 4)
Last time I talked about how hysteria and hostility tend to dominate American minds and mouths in relation to terrorism, and how this plays right into the plans of the Captain of “Team Hate.” When we think and talk the talk of the hysterical we’re tossing it up right over the plate and into the …
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