It has been a long week. My pastor is retiring in a little over a week and we have had to be at church almost every night for interviews with prospective pastors. We have three Godly men to choose from and that in itself is not an easy task for all of us. We also have a special baptism service tonight to attend. It is great to be a part of the Kingdom but it is sometimes work. But it is work that has eternal benefits. It is awesome. It has also not left me as much time as usual to write anything substantial for this blog.
In case you haven’t heard, another useless church slaying occurred Sunday. A pastor was shot and killed during service and a couple of others were wounded. The story can be found here and other places.
This was just another senseless attack in a ever increasing string that has occurred lately. No one so far even knows what the motive for this one was. This murderous interruption to a worship service has many in the church discussing the issues of church safety and the carrying of weapons in church services. There are also larger issues to discuss. So if you would, I would like to read your feedback and answers to these questions.
Do you think Jesus is okay with any of his followers shooting someone in self defense?
Do you think it would be wise for just anyone to carry a gun in church? Would you?
If you would carry a gun, under what circumstances would you use it?
If you are against all of this, carrying weapons and using them, then what do you think is our role in protection of ourselves and others?
Finally, what caliber would Jesus recommend?
That last one is just a light hearted one meant to keep us from getting too angry in case we disagree. But this is a very serious topic and I have read a lot of opinions already.
Care to share yours?
Love you all
Tags: caliber, Church, jesus, Murder, pastor, protection, Self, self defense, Service, town hall, Tuesday, Weapons
My pastor is retiring at the end of this month. This saddens me because he is not only a great man of God; he is the only pastor I have had. No one really enjoys change much but the leader of a church leaving can raise concerns and even cause some arguments and dissension in a local body of believers. There have been some questions raised because of a new young adult fellowship that has been initiated. I have also played a part in the establishment of this group. And I am assuring anyone that reads this that we are not doing or saying anything to cause division. Wayne, one of this group put it exactly the way all should see it. He said The Bridge (our group) is an addition, not a subtraction. We want to help each other and the unchurched in these age ranges in our community.
