God Judges And Its A Good Thing

If God were not angry at injustice and deception and did not make a final end to violence–that God would not be worthy of worship... The only means of prohibiting all recourse to violence by ourselves is to insist that violence is legitimate only when it comes from God... My thesis that the practice of non-violence requires a belief in divine vengeance will be unpopular with many... in the West... [But] it takes the quiet of a suburban home for the birth of the thesis that human non-violence [results in the belief in] God's refusal to judge. In a sun-scorched land, soaked in the blood of the innocent, it will invariably die... [with] other pleasant captivities of the liberal mind.

- Miroslav Volf Exclusion and Embrace: A Theological Exploration of Identity, Otherness, and Reconciliation

Too Bad We Have To Have Police Officers

I was driving down Hwy 16 today and saw a State Patrolman who had pulled a car over. As the officer leaned forward from his position near the back right passenger door to peer into the front passenger window at the driver, I'm sure the driver had no idea the officer had his right hand reached around behind him clutching his gun. First of all, how scary is it to know that when a cop is contacting you he has his hand on his gun just behind his back. But what's even more scary is the fact that there is actually a job out there where you have to have your hand on your gun every time you talk to someone.