DEALING WITH TERRORISM

Dr. Andrew P Surace

“And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear Him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.”

- Matthew 10:28 -

“. . . constantly remembering, in the presence of our God and Father, your work of faith, the taxing labor of love, and the patient endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Thessalonians 1:3)

This passage from the apostle Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians gives us insight into what excited Paul about a Christian congregation. As he spoke to the Father about his friends in Thessalonica, he remembered three specific things about their Christian faith that gave him special joy. These three areas are still signs of vitality in any Christian congregation, or any Christian family.

My wife, Dawn, recently had an odd experience that featured Texas. When I say she had an experience, I mean the type of experience where you are hearing things explained while you are in that in-between place. I often have those type of experiences when I am just falling asleep, or just waking up (the in-between state), and hear a few snippets about something. I’ve learned over the years, and so has Dawn, to grab on to the things we hear at that time so that we remember them. When she gets these snippets, they are often about things that give us opportunity to look at current events, even awful events, in a slightly different way. I’m certainly not saying that she gets the full picture or details of things, but the things she gets often give us alternative views to ponder as we look at the world around us.

At 8:08 PM on January 16th, a meteor suddenly appeared over Michigan, and exploded, causing a seismic impact that registered 2.0 on the seismic meters (this was not technically an earthquake, because it was caused by a sound wave).