Jeff Wright’s “QUESTIONS” are eating away at the mind and heart of every Christ filled individual. They’re not easy; they’re not supposed to be.
Many years ago while in college I remember hearing a lectureship speaker say that becoming a Christian makes facing the questions easier; not for me. I did hope at one time that getting older would simplify things; but when you lose a child, both parents, and a sister within a couple of years; when you have a brother who took a life himself and is paying with the rest of his life, death becomes a close aquaintance, a very complex daily reality.
As one who lost a child I actually felt pain for Saddam Hussein when he lost his sons. When Bin Laden was killed I felt relieved he was no longer a part of this world, but I would not rejoice in his death.
The law of God has within it consequences. That is what Bin Laden and Hussein had to face; I accept that. But I grieve when people like them have to come into this world to display this painful truth.
Jeff Wright’s “QUESTIONS” are eating away at the mind and heart of every Christ filled individual. They’re not easy; they’re not supposed to be.
Many years ago while in college I remember hearing a lectureship speaker say that becoming a Christian makes facing the questions easier; not for me. I did hope at one time that getting older would simplify things; but when you lose a child, both parents, and a sister within a couple of years; when you have a brother who took a life himself and is paying with the rest of his life, death becomes a close aquaintance, a very complex daily reality.
As one who lost a child I actually felt pain for Saddam Hussein when he lost his sons. When Bin Laden was killed I felt relieved he was no longer a part of this world, but I would not rejoice in his death.
The law of God has within it consequences. That is what Bin Laden and Hussein had to face; I accept that. But I grieve when people like them have to come into this world to display this painful truth.
Nathan,
Did you catch Rowen Williams and Tom Wright on Osama?
http://ruthgledhill.blogspot.com/2011/05/archbishop-of-canterbury-condemns.html?spref=fb