When dark despair is all around
And falling tears the only sound,
Light one small flame of hope that still
You walk with us, and always will
Enfold in love ever more
All those we love, but see no more.
Jean Holloway,commemorating those who died in Dunblane Primary School 1996
"Christians must one again become known as those who honor the whole person. The reason they speak out on moral issues should not be because their beliefs are being threatened or because they feel "offended." They should erase the word offended from their vocabulary. After all, Christians are called to share in the offense of the cross. This is not about us.
Christians must make it clear that they are speaking out because they genuinely care about people. No matter how compelling the case for a biblical ethic, people rarely change their minds on intellectual arguments alone. They are even less likely to change if all they hear is moral condemnation. People must be drawn in by a vision that attracts them by offering a more appealing, more life-affirming worldview. Christians must present biblical morality in a way that reveals the beauty of the biblical view of the human person so that people actually want it to be true. And they must back up their words with actions that treat people with genuine dignity and worth." - Nancy Pearcey, Love Thy Body
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