June 7, 2022
Dear St. Paul Community UMC,
In the wake of the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, I am sending letters to my Representatives in Congress. As a gun owner, I am asking them to do more to protect our children from violence.
More than 240 mass shootings have occurred this year in the United States. Thirty-three have taken place since the rampage at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas left nineteen children and two teachers dead on May 24th. Read more…
Last Sunday, I alluded to the distinction between taking care of others and caring for others. As parents, we are charged with the responsibility to take care of our children until they can take care of themselves. Apart from a failure to launch, this mark of maturity should reach its fulfillment by adulthood.
“Every scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching,
for showing mistakes, for correcting, and for training character,
so that the person who belongs to God can be equipped to do everything that is good”
(2 Timothy 3:16-17, CEB). Read more…