A few weeks ago I came across a provocative statement on the blog of a couple of my fellow churchgoers regarding Romans 13:1-6 and the founding of our nation.
America was founded on blatant disrespect for the word of God. Check out Romans 13 and read what the first verses say. Was the revolutionary war righteous? Well… not if we take this seriously. Your call.
The “most decorated U.S. Marine Corps aviator in history,” Col. Kenneth L. Reusser, passed away back in June.
In 1945, while based in Okinawa, he stripped down his F4U-4 Corsair fighter and intercepted a Japanese observation plane at an altitude much higher than usual. When his guns froze, he flew his fighter into the observation plane, hacking off its tail with his propeller.
Just one of his 253 combat missions. – from OregonLive.com
Last Sunday my pastor, Paul Stewart, gave a sermon on silence, solitude, and meditation. (We’re in a series on the spiritual disciplines.) As an introduction he played this video from Rob Bell, which concludes in 8 minutes of silence with only words appearing on the screen. It was positively unnatural. Sixty-odd people sitting in complete silence seemed a greater affront to the status quo than one wannabe revolutionary holding forth at Speaker’s Corner. When it ended, you could hear everybody begin breathing regularly again and fidget in their chairs. I felt relatively comfortable because as an introvert, these disciplines come naturally to me. Meditation takes some effort, but silence and solitude… easy. [Read more →]
