This is a stand-up-and-cheer piece by Andrea Schwartz, published by Chalcedon earlier this month.
https://chalcedon.edu/resources/articles/how-dare-you
Are you tired of pompous secular fat-heads rubbing our faces in it, and daring Christians to do anything about it? They’re the Philistines, amply equipped with Goliaths.
But our best move, Andrea says, is to “equip self-governing Christians to stand up to the despotic bullies of our day.” Not to spoil the article for you, but I just can’t resist quoting her here.
“You come against us with laws and oppressive mandates to silence and marginalize us, but we come against you in the name of the LORD almighty…”
I love it! This is exactly the right response.
“…the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This day the LORD will deliver you into our hands, and we’ll strike you down and cut off your head … All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s, and he will give all of you into our hands.” It’s so easy to forget when the cries of the oppressed are drowned out by the sounds of sirens of our oppressors.
I wanted to leave out the rest of the quote to encourage the reader to visit the original on Chalcedon’s website.
I’m so-so-so sorry, again it seems. This is the part I like the best, that’s why. Unintended consequence. Forgive me for leaving you out of the equation. I should have known it wouldn’t work without you. If I had a tail you know where i’d put it…
It does happen to be one of my favorite quotes from Scripture. No end of great sermons you can derive from it.
Thank you for being a good editor of journalism before…wished there were more today
Where would they work?
Good point