- The art of liveblogging the death of Osama bin Laden
- Stephen Prothero on the sea burial of Osama bin Laden
- Jeff Wright asks some questions of Christians after the week’s events
- David Brooks on bin Laden as historically significant individual
- The lost art of reading for literary context
Okay. That’s enough with the Osama stuff. How about some Job movies?
- Coming no time soon to a theater nowhere near you:
- Samurai Job
- Job: The Movie: Could you survive losing everything?
- Hear Me Out: He only exists because you think about him. Now just try not to think about him.
- Angelica’s Toys: We can’t all be perfect.
- The Ultimate Trial: Would you still have faith?
- The assignment sheet for the Job Movie Project
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