"Blessed are the Peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God." (Matthew 5:9) I have a pit in my stomach this morning, and a heaviness in my heart. After witnessing the frightening events from our nation's capitol yesterday, I've received several requests for me to comment and reflect on the situation. Like you, I was shocked and horrified to see the Capitol building broken into, vandalized and disrespected. Unfortunately, these events grew out of multiple years of increasing division and disrespect in our government leaders and in our local communities. Taken to its extreme form, it beca me OK for deluded citizens to attempt to take over our legally elected leaders. So how do we, as Christians, respond? We are certainly not the first Christian people to be confronted by dysfunctional government or violent events. I believe it is important for us to take some deep breaths, turn off the TV, and center o...
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