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Either scenario. ”We [followers of Jesus] do not use the weapons of the world.” - Apostle Paul “We [who fought with the USMC] used the weapons of the world.” - USMC veterans Is there not a disconnect?

Are you telling me that your son agreed to kill followers of Jesus? And if you are, do you think Jesus is pleased with the decision? Is there not a difference between peacemakers and peacekeepers? Does a follower of Jesus killing and wounding his enemies act consistently with Jesus’ teaching...

Would your son ever have agreed to fight alongside the USMC against followers of Jesus? What is the treatment for the dead?

“Books are amazing. Kids should be surrounded by piles of them with no digital distractions in sight. The physical presence of books in a home changes what children reach for when they‘re bored. It’s a simplest intervention with a reliable long-term return, especially when parents model reading...

“In all my years of pastoring, I have learned this lesson: a persons spiritual maturity is not truly visible until they DON’T get their way. Then you see the person.” - Erik Reed

“A room with books is never empty.” - E.M. Forster

I’m currently reading Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy, written by Eric Metaxas.

( J.C. Ryle)

From my X / Twitter “For you” feed this morning - “Everyone who examines the historical evidence for Christianity, with humility and an open heart, will come to the same conclusion as Alexander Hamilton. Those that reject Christianity, do so for many reasons, but lack of evidence is not one...

“Let us see that our knowledge of Christ is not a powerless, barren, ineffectual knowledge.” - John Flavel

“Christianity isn’t anti-intellectual - it’s evidence based!” - J. Warner Wallace

“Books are gradually becoming the only place in the house where one can still be quiet.” - Julio Cortazar

“Courage attracts. Speak truth in love when it’s unpopular; people are starved for conviction.” (Pastor Erik Reed)

“Train yourself to be indifferent to false claims about you. Without such indifference you can’t be free.” - Leo Tolstoy

“Freedom is a library.” - Joan Margarit