I have an acquaintance, a somewhat elderly man, accomplished in his
profession, who is very involved in providing certain training courses to
organizations including some which are military. Simply because of who he
associates with, he is more in the know than many of us as to some of the
threats that face us in our world today. This weekend I had a chance to
speak with him at length regarding a recent episode that he wanted to tell
me about regarding a very real clear and present danger focused on the very
section of the country many of us call home.

He informed me that within the last month law enforcement in south central
Tennessee had investigated three Muslims that had visited a church in the
Pulaski area. According to my acquaintance, these three middle-eastern men
had in their possession a collection of drawings and pictures of over 200
churches from Arab, Alabama to Nashville, Tennessee. As they had broken no
law, they were let go. This is disturbing to say the least and, unless you
are intentionally NOT paying attention to what is happening in our world, a
pending attack on a church during service is no longer a possibility but
rather a probability.

Many of you, if not all, are Christians. Likewise many of us are in church
on Sunday morning. Previously I have spoken with other concerned Christians
that have awakened to this threat and have begun preparing to react to the
previously unthinkable should it happen and their church be targeted for
attack. My purpose in passing this information along to you is so that you
are informed. Do with this knowledge what you will.

In closing I want to attempt to dispel the notion that a good Christian
should be passive in the face of danger. Many Jews thought such as WWII was
approaching. A Christian should not mistake meekness for weakness. As we
are made in the image and likeness of God, Gods first revealed attribute
was that he ruled over the darkness as he introduced light into the world.
As a Christian, we should think not that it is our duty to sit idly by
while darkness advances on the world at large and our home in particular. I
believe we should attend to our station and make what preparations we can
should the need arise to defend the loved ones of our family and our
brothers and sisters of our church family. Such preparation is practical,
sensible, and illuminated in the gospels of Matthew, Luke, and
No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he
will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house. Mark
3:27

Sep 28, 2016