The time He spoke of now is here:

Luke 22:35-36
35 Then Jesus asked them, "When I sent you without purse, bag or sandals, did you lack anything?" "Nothing," they answered.
36 He said to them, "But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.
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Those of us who have been darkening the doors of churches for years, and perhaps even decades, are apt to notice a strange phenomenon in this era of global Christian persecution. No longer is the church sanctuary an escape from a troubled world but rather a worrisome reflection of what is going on outside of it.

Some of us may feel trapped or even experience a stab of fear when we cross the threshold into our places of worship. People being gunned down in churches is nothing new of course, but one must wonder if the bloodshed in Sri Lanka is representative of something so broad and deep that it has entered the psyche of the average church-goer?

Sunday’s synagogue shooting in San Diego surely must bring similar feelings to the surface for our Jewish friends.

Don’t forget the kids, the Bible, and your Glock.

This startling realization came to mind this Sunday, as the special needs Handbell Choir with which...

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