Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Tue, Jan 15 2008
Alabama's churches targeted by arsonists, vandals
My heart goes out to all the people affected by the recent streak of vandalism and fires at churches in Alabama. This morning there is word of yet another church burning. (As I write this post there is not yet a report on exactly what caused this most recent blaze.)
Those responsible for damaging any of the churches must not realize that this sort of thing serves only to bond church members closer together. And such violence on the part of arsonists often brings the rest of the local community rushing in to give aid and support. The perpetrators may think they can destroy with literal fire, but their power doesn't begin to match that of the kind of spiritual fire that drives others to comfort and help one another as a reflection of God's love.
posted at: 07:16 | category: /Religious and Spiritual | link to this entry
My heart goes out to all the people affected by the recent streak of vandalism and fires at churches in Alabama. This morning there is word of yet another church burning. (As I write this post there is not yet a report on exactly what caused this most recent blaze.)
Those responsible for damaging any of the churches must not realize that this sort of thing serves only to bond church members closer together. And such violence on the part of arsonists often brings the rest of the local community rushing in to give aid and support. The perpetrators may think they can destroy with literal fire, but their power doesn't begin to match that of the kind of spiritual fire that drives others to comfort and help one another as a reflection of God's love.
posted at: 07:16 | category: /Religious and Spiritual | link to this entry
