January 8 was a day filled with vivid images for me: the winter sun shining on fresh fallen snow in my quaint little town; my eldest daughter stunningly beautiful in her wedding dress; the look on her fiancé’s face as my wife and I walked her down the aisle; the happy reunion with friends at the reception; the laughter and dancing—well, I gush. It was one of the happiest days of my life.
I know the battle I faced as a teenager. Today’s younger generation faces something more challenging.
Religious Freedom Coalition chairman William J. Murray said in a commentary published in newspapers and online today that the rhetoric against conservative women in the last election may have played a part in the shooting of Congresswoman Giffords.
In the Beatitudes, Jesus declared war on status quo religion and overturned the world’s values.
God is working all around us today. Don’t let negative headlines distract you from the real story.
It’s bad enough that rabid secularists hate Christmas. It’s downright tragic that some Christian purists judge others for celebrating the holiday.
