A Laughing Child in Exchange for Sin What exactly does courage look like in an age of abortion?

think about it....we subconciously look at a young woman of 20 who has three kids as somekind of evil, while we smile and admire the smart college girl, who by today's standards, is probably "hooking " up with many guys....

what are we mad at.....the unseen behavior or the behaviour exposed?

Amen. Man looks at the outside, but God looks at the heart. Thankfully.

>>think about it....we subconciously look at a young woman of 20 who has three kids as somekind of evil, while we smile and admire the smart college girl, who by today's standards, is probably "hooking " up with many guys....
what are we mad at.....the unseen behavior or the behaviour exposed?<<

The 20 year old with the three kids is pretty blatantly flaunting her sin. What happened to, "Go forth and sin no more."? One child yes, but three???? Come on.

The hope you refer to has as its' source a Jewish man who rose from the dead - and the author's first name hasn't escaped my notice.

FWIW, you hint your experience with Christianity Today long ago was less than positive, and I hope you don't find this reply to your post that way.

We're in agreement; what you said isn't too surprising. I agree, whole heartedly, with your sentiments about the article, but I am surprised by the Jewish self-reference within what you wrote. For it's not consistent with my understanding of how Jews view Christ. Perhaps I misunderstand the intent behind your self-reference - for it appears you are crediting Christ, though unintentionally.

For without His example, wouldn't you agree Christine Scheller, in order to write this story, would have had to invent the Christ story experience by herself? Instead of experiencing redemption, she would have had to thus invent it? How would this article's genesis, thesis, and delivery been possible otherwise?

FWIW, you hint your experience with Christianity Today long ago was less than positive, and I hope you don't find this reply to your post that way.

Not at all, but I may have given the wrong impression that I am or was a spiritual seeker. Never have been, being fully satisfied with the faith my parents gave me. I've just always been a person who reads at least a little about a whole lot of subjects, and just meant to say that Christine Scheller is a memorable and wonderful writer for several reasons, although mine wouldn't exactly be the same ones Christian readers might focus on.

The 20 year old with the three kids is pretty blatantly flaunting her sin. What happened to, "Go forth and sin no more."? One child yes, but three???? Come on.

You are right, of course, that the best response to sin is to repent, to turn and go another direction. To sin no more. Yet I was looking at the glass-half-full, that she allowed the children to be born, and did not murder them in the womb, and that we know not what stories are behind the facade of the 'smart college girl' who never had a child out of wedlock.

Not at all, but I may have given the wrong impression that I am or was a spiritual seeker. Never have been, being fully satisfied with the faith my parents gave me.

Having parents that provide the background for a sustaining faith is a blessing indeed. Not all of us enter this interesting and testing world so equipped.

You didn't answer my questions, so I guess I know what that means. Which is fine, of course.

But allow me to suggest this for your future posts. When a thread has direct references to Christ, especially on this abortion issue, and someone posts a Jewish self reference, and intimates non-Christian affiliation, while at the same time stating something which infers that you affirm the Christain faith .... it sends a signal that you are indeed seeking.

It could be you inwardly scoff at this, thinking I'm great at inferring what I hope to see. I'm not immune from the effects of optimism.

Given that, taken together, your post and your reply to my response ring oddly. Any post, of any stripe, often has some kind of invitation 'to comment'. Your reply now indicates you were not intending to receive comments similar to mine.

Perhaps you were meaning to indicate what your words indicate ... the source of hope is 'good' people like Christine. For your sake, everyone else notwithstanding, I hope I'm wrong.

So, I'll leave it at this - why your post included the Jewish self reference coupled with the 'hope' comment I don't understand. Why you posted it at all, I understand even less. But, so be it.

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