Day 148 of 365: Simple message

I read a news article about a riot in Berkeley. Pretty violent and it has to do, of course, with the tuition fee hikes. I don't know if it matters if they destroy public property, mobilize civil law enforcers, and get arrested when the government funds all these. Isn't that where the students don't want the money to go to? Have it invested in education instead? Well, can't say that because the government has their way of spending the tax dollars, but it doesn't make sense to me if students are violently causing the exact thing that the government is putting the money into. Where's the civility? And violence isn't the way? Isn't that what they preach too when addressing the wars in the Middle East? So no violence outside of the US, but it's okay within? I don't know...

Christians are called to be separate from the world in terms of where our desires stand. We are in the world and live it, but we are apart in thought and goal. We can't lie about our intentions. We can't claim one and do the opposite. That's not what we are called to be. The book of 1 John describes that in detail. If someone claims to be in Christ, they need to do the commands passed down to them, not just ignore it and "enjoy" the company of other fellow Christians (or take advantage). Serve one another. Leave none behind.

There was a youth pastor/director candidate today that spoke to both Jr. High and High School. Simple message as the kids said it was, but it was good that they learned it again. Separated and played games at the end. Phew...