“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints” Psalm 116:15

I like the picture that paints, of God’s hand treating the soul of a deceased Christian preciously. It reminds me of the way you see someone carrying a new born baby. How they gently cradle the head and protect such small fragile bones from any damage. That’s a beautiful picture in light of both the YWAM and New Life Church shootings that occurred recently. God sees their death as precious.

I think God places such love upon the death of His saints, because nothing gives us such an impacting chance to share the Gospel. Nothing offers us as much of an opportunity to show the love of Christ, after our brothers and sisters in Christ have been killed.  Unfortunately the shooter will never know Christ, it’s hard to decide which is more tragic.  Pray for the families involved.

Here’s some recent articles on the topic.

Both Shootings Connected

A Series of Updates

Just make sure you’re praying for everyone involved.

Since we finished up the Blood:Water Mission I thought I’d give you one last image to hammer home the idea of sacrifice. That, and I think it’s kind of funny. Thoughts?

Today is 9/11, a date that has and will define the character of America.  There has not been a more horrible situation on our soil, even with the rash of terrible events showing up in the news.  How do we show proper respect for the events that occurred and the individual heroes and victims of the 9/11 tragedy?  We can find the answers to those questions in the words of Christ, just read the rest.

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