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I want to take some space here, just to let my friends from Virginia know my thoughts and prayers are with you. There are things in America that happen that transend religion, geographic location, or political affilation and the events of the last two days has been one of them. After over 30 hours of pre-theology in college I still find myself questioning why these things have to happen. I guess that is why I never became a minister.
I have seen the ravages of war, and I grew up watching on T.V. as men beat other men with clubs and bats and I've seen dogs turned loose on people who fought for the right to vote. I watched America weep as they buried a young President. But for the life of me, I do not understand what happened in Jonesboro, Arkansas, or Colombine, Co., or yesterday at Virginia Tech. It is beyound my ability to understand.
I do understand free will, sin and mental illness(my mother showed her first symptoms when I was in Jr. High) but I struggle to understand man's inhumanity to man.
For you with young children, love them each and every day, and let them know it. Teach them to love by example. Turn off the tube and disconnect the violent video games. Read them a good story, and teach them to explore with their minds.
And for us older parents--did you call your children today--just to see how their doing?
As most of you know, I try to be humorus when I write and I always have the dancin' guy in my posts. I just don't feel like dancin' tonight.
To all my friends,
Gary
I have seen the ravages of war, and I grew up watching on T.V. as men beat other men with clubs and bats and I've seen dogs turned loose on people who fought for the right to vote. I watched America weep as they buried a young President. But for the life of me, I do not understand what happened in Jonesboro, Arkansas, or Colombine, Co., or yesterday at Virginia Tech. It is beyound my ability to understand.
I do understand free will, sin and mental illness(my mother showed her first symptoms when I was in Jr. High) but I struggle to understand man's inhumanity to man.
For you with young children, love them each and every day, and let them know it. Teach them to love by example. Turn off the tube and disconnect the violent video games. Read them a good story, and teach them to explore with their minds.
And for us older parents--did you call your children today--just to see how their doing?
As most of you know, I try to be humorus when I write and I always have the dancin' guy in my posts. I just don't feel like dancin' tonight.
To all my friends,
Gary