05.15.07

on the passing of rev. falwell

Posted in faith, culture, life at 4:22 pm by Brandon

Perusing technorati.com you’d think it was Christmas. Frankly, I was a little shocked over the content of many entries I noted today about how very happy people were that Jerry Falwell had passed on. Even Christians (at least the progressive kind) seemed overjoyed that Rev. Falwell had passed.

I have to say, that sickens me a little.

If grace is true, then grace extends beyond my little political world.

If grace extends beyond my political world, God probably loves those who disagree with me politically, morally, and socially.

If God loves those who disagree with me, then God probably wants me to love them too.

It’s hard to remember sometimes, I think. I’ll admit, my first reaction upon hearing news of Falwell’s death wasn’t to be sad. It should have been, but it wasn’t. Sometimes, I think we all need a reminder that death–no matter whose–is the enemy, not a solution.

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on the passing of rev. falwell

Posted in faith, culture, life at 4:22 pm by Brandon

Perusing technorati.com you’d think it was Christmas. Frankly, I was a little shocked over the content of many entries I noted today about how very happy people were that Jerry Falwell had passed on. Even Christians (at least the progressive kind) seemed overjoyed that Rev. Falwell had passed.

I have to say, that sickens me a little.

If grace is true, then grace extends beyond my little political world.

If grace extends beyond my political world, God probably loves those who disagree with me politically, morally, and socially.

If God loves those who disagree with me, then God probably wants me to love them too.

It’s hard to remember sometimes, I think. I’ll admit, my first reaction upon hearing news of Falwell’s death wasn’t to be sad. It should have been, but it wasn’t. Sometimes, I think we all need a reminder that death–no matter whose–is the enemy, not a solution.

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