Home School Mother Prays for Boys Who Will Defend Girls

“I want to email you and thank you for the letter you wrote concerning VA Tech. You were spot on dealing with this issue. I am a homeschool mother of 4 boys and 1 girl so far. My husband and I are teaching our boys that they must stand up and protect their family and those around them. It just breaks my heart to hear how boys were jumping out of windows rather than standing up and protecting them ladies that were in these class rooms. But, this is what happens when the world no longer lives by the biblical model that has been set before us. We must stand up and begin to live our lives in the way that the Lord laid out for us. my husband and I praise the Lord for your ministry because it has helped us learn what the Lord expects of us as not only believers but as mothers, fathers, leaders, and friends.”

A Police Officer and SWAT Veteran Asks If Men Have Become Passive in Response To Evil

“I have enjoyed your work and the work of Vision Forum and have used many of your CD’s, tapes, etc. I have been a police officer for almost 31 years and most of that in the Los Angeles area. I have been on the SWAT team for over 25 years. Regardless of these mentioned identifiers of my occupation, I am foremost a follower of Yeshua. I don’t know all the particulars of the Virginia Tech murders but I was astounded by the probability that young men, possibly many young men did not defend themselves and their fellow students by physically attacking this demented killer. I have seen and been involved in deadly conflicts and it seems most probable, without knowing all the facts, that most of these people resigned themselves to a passive death. I recently listened to, “The Heroism of the Fathers is the Legacy of the Sons” and I wonder if the hopeful rise of Todd Beamers in our society has once again been subjugated to a feminist, anthropomorphic, victim mentality and agenda? I know from far too many experiences that the police or a police state are doomed to fail. The police are responders, almost always after the incident. People must learn to resist evil at every turn, not only spiritually but physically, when appropriate. As Christians we must continue to raise up our boys to be God-fearing, strong, enduring, adventurous, wise, action-oriented men. May our Lord give us the strength and conviction. Thank you for your work.”

Reader Offended By Suggestion Lethal Force May Be Used By Christians In Defense of Others

“Dear Sir: This quote came in my most recent email from your organization, from the President’s pen: “If even one of the students in that university had been armed, Cho Seung-hui could have been stopped. A strong case can be made that in a violent society like our own, it is the duty of every Christian man to be armed such that he is ready, willing, and able to come to the immediate aid of his neighbor in the face of the ruthless behavior of lawless men.” This quote is in reference to firearms, yes? I don’t question the subduing or restraining of a madman with force, but is the suggestion here that some Christian should have “taken him out?” Am I understanding correctly that you would have applauded the murder of this man in this case? I do believe we should have the right to bear arms, less government control - all those things. But when Christian leaders send out mass emails seemingly declaring “someone should have taken him out,” I can see why the world calls us hypocritical. How can we kill those we’re called to love? If Cho Seung-hui wasn’t the enemy yesterday, I don’t know who could be classified as such. Do you honestly believe Jesus would gun down an enemy? That was not what He modeled or taught. What law are you choosing to live under? I choose the Law of Christ...”

It Is Valid To Speak To Solutions Now

I so appreciate your article. It saddens me to see the response of some within “Christendom” that would seek to disarm the innocent and subject women and children to the cruelties of evil men. When fathers are disarmed, how are we to defend the weak? This is not a “political” issue as some claim. It is a biblical and a constitutional issue. Yes, we may mourn. But in our mourning, it is certainly valid to offer solutions to preventing this meaningless violence. An armed, law-abiding populace is the only “freedom loving” means to prevent senseless killing.”

Reader Urges Apology For Suggesting That It Is Biblical to Carry Guns

“I am very disapointed in the comments you made about the general public carrying guns. Where is the Bible book, chapter and verse that gives us the “rights” or “commands” of God for us to take the life of any evildoer? You stated that every Christian should be carrying a weapon to come to the aid of their neighbor, but God didn’t give any of us “regular” citizens the right to take justice into our own hands. You show me the verse where God even gives us a hint that we are to defend ourselves as Christians and I will be more than willing to agree, but maybe now is the time to disarm the regular citizen and let justice be done by the authorities that are put in place by our government and God himself. Please pray about this and if you cannot find a verse in the Bible then you owe everyone an apology for making the general statement that everyone should be carrying a weapon.”

From Grief to Loving Remembrance

“Thank you for your words of wisdom concerning the massacre at Virginia Tech yesterday. You have brought my grief back around to the loving embrace of the Lord Jesus. He is God, and God doeth all things well. All Things. I agreed with everything you said in your commentary. It did my heart good to read it. I will rest in the Lord. God bless you.”

Praise God

“Praise God for the sound truth where even among Christians who don’t seem to know the truth of the word of God anymore let alone preach it. Thank you for this beautifully written truth that will be etched forever in my heart.”

I Am a Good Person

“hi, i read your letter this morning and it seemed pretty gloomy. we all do not deserve death. jesus died on the cross so we might live and thats why he did that. we also dont deserve eternal punishment. again he died so that we may look forward to heaven with him. i am a good person and your note made all of us sound so bad. i plan to go to heaven and see all my family and friends. yes life is precious but you make it sound like we dont deserve to be on this earth... “

The World Should Hear

Thank you. This was an awesome message. One I wish the world would hear.

“Take Me Off Your List.” Reader Argues God Can Not Interfere With Free Will

”...Here is what I was hoping to hear: 1. Because of original sin, evil entered the world. 2. Because of his great love for us, God allows us the grace of free will. We may freely choose to love and serve him and try to use our life to improve things here on earth, or we may freely choose to cooperate with evil and use our life to degrade life here on earth. 3. As much as God loves each and every peson on earth, he will not and cannot interfere with our free will. The result is that sometimes bad things happen to good people...I would request that you remove me from all further e-mail and snail mail contact. Please remove me from all of your databases.

Thank You

“Thank you! This was a excellent letter and it could not have been said any better.”

Concern Over Christians With Guns

“Please explain your reasoning behind the third point in the email you sent our about the Horror at VA Tech. You say every Christian man should be armed, well, we know if the law would allow it, it won’t just be Christian men that are armed, it would be many others and we would see shootings like this more then ever. Whenever someone has a ‘bad day’ they could just pull out their gun meant for protection and fire away. Plus, as your bio says ‘You are a sinner saved by grace’ so is every Christian man. They are not perfect and there’s also the potential of them using their gun in the wrong way. I worship God, the Creator of all and I look to his son Jesus for examples of how to walk through this life. I have a hard time seeing Him carry a gun.”

Blacksburg is Close to Reader’s Heart

“Blacksburg is close in my heart. Some one dozen of my family have graduated from there, and I have a niece there now, whom God spared through this holocaust. I grew up in that area, and my heart is saddened not knowing if these young people knew the Lord. I believe God is speaking in these last days, but who is listening? Thank you for your inspirational and thoughtful comments.”

Glory to God

“I believe your email is accurate and brings further glory to God. May it bring comfort to many.”

Reader Believe it a Mistake To Focus on Hard Doctrine; Instead Focus on Sins of Ommission

”...Hurting people hurt other people. Attention should be given to the need of Christ’s love to be spread abroad in our cullture to act as a healing balm for those who are suffering due to emotional abuse, neglect, malnourishment as a result of the darkness to which they have been subjected...The shooter is described as being the child of very reclusive immigrants...That suggests the possibility of a poverty of social, emotional, and spiritual experience which is a great breeding ground for sociopathic tendancies...The questions to ask should include whether the surrounding community of the immigrants could have done more to reach out and express love, acceptance and respect for the newcomers at a critical time in that family’s lifespan and development. If the shooter attended public schools, then the obvious question should address what services function in those schools to identify unmet needs of students which are indicators of later high-risk or negative behaviors... this situation deserves to be evaluated in terms of what sins of omission by those in proximity to the individuals could have contributed to their spiritual poverty...”

The Christian Position

“Congratulations on an extremely well written piece, expressing the Christian position within the will of God beautifully.”

Reader Points Out That God Sovereignty is An Offense to Sinful man

Just wanted to offer a little encouragement in light of the many negative comments regarding your response to the Virginia Tech incident. I know you know this, but sinful man will always kick and scream at any percieved attack against his free will. Those who are so offended by your comments can’t see past their own sinful condition. It’s the age old problem of pride. Your affirmation of God’s Sovereignty and man’s depravity is a welcome reminder in the midst of this tragedy, and I have been pointing everyone I know to your blog to read those comments. Thank you for your faithfulness to God’s truth, and in line with this year’s theme: Persevere!