There was another school shooting in Tennessee last week. Evelyn Dieckhaus, 9; Mike Hill, 61; William Kinney, 9; Katherine Koonce, 60; Cynthia Peak, 61; and Hallie Scruggs, 9. Mike walks us through the event itself, scripture being bastardized in response and what the Bible actually says about violence. Lord, we grieve so heavily, again, over this loss of precious and innocent life. We pray that their communities would come alongside them, love and sit with them. We pray that we do not grow calloused and accepting of this continuing and escalating violence. Father, we ask that you would soften the hearts and open the eyes of your people. That they would see this violence for what it is. That they would choose life and the edification of humanity over rights and tools of destruction Father, we pray that you would give courage and integrity to those we have chosen to lead. Give them discernment and clarity, wisdom and empathy. Father, allow them to see these tragedies for what they are and to act accordingly. Father, grant us all the courage to see your kingdom here and now, to advocate for the upside down nature of you vision and to love our neighbors, all of them. May they know us by our love.
As always, we encourage and would love discussion as we pursue. Always feel free to email in questions to hello@voxpodcast.com, and to engage the conversation on Facebook and Instagram.
We're on YouTube (if you're into that kinda thing): VOXOLOGY TV.
Learn more about the Voxology Podcast
Subscribe on iTunes or Spotify
Support the Voxology Podcast on Patreon
The Voxology Spotify channel can be found here: Voxology Radio
Follow us on Instagram: @voxologypodcast and "like" us on Facebook
Follow Mike on Twitter: www.twitter.com/mikeerre
Music in this episode by Timothy John Stafford
Instagram & Twitter: @GoneTimothy
458 - To Be Human - Part Ten: A Divine Partnership
457 - To Be Human - Part Nine: Fight The Power
456 - To Be Human - Part Eight: The Two Powers
455 - Mental Illness & Spiritual Formation - with Lauren King, Dave Verhaagen and Kevin Dixon
454 - Power in Weakness - with Pastor Suzie P. Lind & Dr. Timothy Gombis
453 - To Be Human - Part Seven: Not So With You
452 - To Be Human - Part Six: Power Over vs. Power With
451 - How Should We Be Political? - with Dr. Timothy Gombis
450 - To Be Human - Part Five: It Is Good
449 - To Be Human - Part Four: Woman & Man
448 - To Be Human - Part Three: The Royal Dignity of Seth Erre
447 - To Be Human - Part Two: Statuesque
446 - To Be Human - Part One: In The Beginning
445 - Chapstick for the Soul - with Suzie P. Lind
444 - Strange Religion - with Dr. Nijay Gupta
443 - Growing Kids God's Way?
442 - Revelation - Part Thirty One: The End of the End
441 - For the Good of the Field
440 - Gospel & Gombis: Part Five
439 - The Spirit of our Politics - with Michael Wear
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Devoted To Prayer
Cast The Word
Let Me Be Frank | Bishop Frank Caggiano’s Podcast | Diocese of Bridgeport, CT
The Bible Recap
BardsFM