Outside the Pigeon Holes

This is a conversation that came up on Facebook... The question: So, we are called to live like Christ. How would Christ handle personal and home protection in today's society?? Sure maybe he'd give all his stuff or not even have stuff to start with. What if someone came at him with the intent to harm? Would he act the same as he did in the Garden of Gethsemane and just let his attackers do what they will? If yes, does that mean, as Christ followers, we are called to NOT arm and protect ourselves, but let an attack happen? My response. These are things I have been wrestling with for a couple of years now. This is where I am personally on it (this does not mean that I judge anyone who is in a different place). Christ taught a radically different way to deal with enemies. He taught that we should love, serve and do good to those who would hurt or persecute us. An eye for an eye seems fair. But Jesus specifically said 'you have heard it said 'an eye f

Great American Ball Park hosts a night for the dogs twice a summer. It's called Bark in The Park. Together with Sketch and our friends Missy and Jody, with their dogs Maggie and Riley, we traveled downtown to partake of this event. Sketch was very excited for a road trip. He had never been downtown. I wondered if he would even have the energy in his little 10 year old body to do all the walking that would be required. But he did just fine...Over there on his left you can see the real life image of the big dog that Sketch is in his own head.  Jim all set to take pictures, catch a fly ball and celebrate bow-tie Tuesday with some Dr. Who flair.   I've known Jody since I was in middle school. That's her walking in front  of Sketch. I've known Missy since college (we're the cheese balls in the back). I am blessed to call them my friends.  Because we think Sketch is a media magnet, Jim and I were on the Jumbotro