The shootings in Charleston, South Carolina a couple weeks ago were horrible beyond belief. Absolutely heartbreaking. How do we respond to so much evil here at home let alone what is happening around the world? So many responses to the Charleston shooting are unfortunately external responses that I don't think will change much about how people feel toward each other - in fact, it seems like things are just getting worse. What I need, and what we all need, is our hearts changed from the inside out!
The change we are all trying to achieve cannot just be legislated - a hard lesson that Christians have had to learn the past 30 years. The human heart can only be changed from the inside out! Schools can provide education, doctors can provide medication, government can provide legislation, but only a relationship with God through Jesus Christ can provide transformation of the human heart. Nothing can replace God's forgiveness, presence, and power in our lives. Want evidence? Look at the families of the Charleston shooting victims. In the midst of extreme pain and loss they offered forgiveness to the one who committed such evil. They demonstrated for all to see how God transforms the human heart (and I applaud them). So let's keep sharing the Gospel and ask God to change people's hearts and lives.
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I'm a follower of Jesus, husband to my lovely wife Judy, father of Evangelina, Micah, Josiah, and Jeremiah, missionary to the northeast United States and advocate for all things youth ministry. WHAT I DO
I am the northeast regional coordinator for the National Network of Youth Ministries. I've worked for the last 24 years as the co-executive director of Teens For Christ, a ministry that equips teenagers to share their faith in their schools. I also served on staff at Cherry Tree Alliance Church for 15 years as youth pastor and family life pastor. My Websites
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