It's hard to believe that it's been nearly nine months since
my last post. I write again, today, in the shadow of the terrorist attacks in
Paris, France. I am not even sure how to re-introduce things for which I am
passionate. To cover everything in this post would take much longer to write
than there is time, and, it would take much more time to read than you can
spare. I, for the sake of time, will highlight those things for which Gayle and
I have been praying earnestly. Longer "stories" about these
"dreams" will be forthcoming. An old familiar bullet list will have
to point the way today...
- Where, really, would one begin to comment on or "analyze" the events in Paris over the last twenty-four hours? Hundreds of hours of news coverage have now accumulated. I have watched a significant amount of that coverage. Just a short while ago I heard the end of an interview with an "authority" in understanding the radicalization of Muslims. He made this comment, (which is somewhat of a paraphrase):
What we need (he said) is to determine what causes persons
to turn to the dark side. That way, it would be easier to identify potential
terrorist threats.
Wow, could we ever take off and chase a whole herd of
rabbits with that one...(are a bunch of rabbits a herd?)
This particular thread of the ongoing debate over the
"radicalization" of Muslims who actively engage in terrorism assumes,
as does all of Western society that human beings are independent of any
spiritual influence. So, given that people can simply choose to do good or evil
society must safeguard itself against the influences that would cause people to
choose to do evil.
But a fundamental biblical truth trumps the ideals and
philosophies of any culture or society. While many different texts could be
considered, here is one that lays the context for evil in the world. (From 1
John 5:19 ESV)
"We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies
in the power of the evil one."
Yes, people can do good things. But, that doesn't change the
fact that until one is born again and comes under the influence of the Holy
Spirit, "radicalization" lurks in the darkness. So, to all the
pundits who want to try to squelch the radicalization of people who become
terrorists, there is only ONE hope...
THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST!
PERIOD!
Next time out -
- A strip club turned ministry center
- Revival at a local high school
- Book projects
- Windstorm on the Web
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