Think About It

Last Sunday morning, I was talking about an Old Testament hero by the name of Shamgar.  If you aren’t familiar with his story, it goes like this: “After him came Shamgar the son of Anath, who struck down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad; and he also saved Israel.” (Judges 3:31).  I was trying to make the point that in the hands of a man of faith even a rudimentary weapon like an oxgoad is good enough.  I think to emphasize my point, I said something like, “You don’t have to have an automatic weapon in our arsenal to be an effective Christian.” … and then, I stopped.  Because of the times in which we live, I felt compelled to make sure people understood that I was speaking figuratively.  In years past, I wouldn’t have given it a second thought because I knew that people wouldn’t take me literally, but in way too many instances, people have resorted to violence to make their point.   I am almost embarrassed to say that there is something wrong with...