The Sin Connection
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Today someone broke into my car and stole my son’s wallet.
That is such a small thing compared to the stories in the news this week:
Two separate men throw their children from bridges on opposite sides of the country. Is that the image of God?
Terrorists line up to strap on explosives to kill people who believe differently than they do. Is that the image of God?
Crack addicts with gaunt faces covered with lesions, rotted teeth, and thin brittle hair. Is that the image God wants us to see?
12 year old boys convicted of felony sexual assault. How can that be in God's image?
Sometimes I look at the things people do and I have to wonder where the “made in the image of God” tag has gone. Has it been thrown out like the Styrofoam that surrounds your new computer, the mysterious “inspected by #4” tag, or the plastic fortress that protects your new CD?
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