In Light of the OSU Attack (What You Can Do to Change the Tide)
Photo by Caleb Robinson On the day after the attack on OSU’s campus by a Somali Muslim student, the world is a bit tilted today. Sometimes the hardest places to see Christ at work is right here at home. On Saturday OSU was on a national stage, winning their double overtime victory against the University of Michigan; on Monday morning the campus was on lockdown and blood was running in the street. So maybe there is shock, and maybe life goes on as usual even here, the day after terrorism hits Columbus. And there could be fear; there could be disbelief. Maybe we would all like to just pack it up and close it in and pull the curtains tight and pretend that this isn’t happening and it isn’t real and maybe we can just Merry Christmas our way through this. But fear is never overcome with escapism. And anger that leads to violence is never overcome with more violence. And hatred is never overcome with hate. The only way we ever overcome evil is with good. And fear is only