We’re talking about how John the Baptizer sized up the legitimacy of one’s repentance. Hip deep in the river he preached, “Produce fruit in keeping with repentance!” When three different groups of people came for baptism John gave each of them a litmus test to assess whether or not they’re ready for Messiah’s kingship. First, …
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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