Confederate Colonel

They find this offensive??

This past Saturday, my wife and I were part of 116 Bible Believers who walked a five mile stretch of Orange City, Florida. We carried signs proclaiming the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ. While the vast majority of the feedback we got was very positive (lots of horns honking, thumbs up, waves, and that sort of thing), it still amazes me that a group of Christians quietly walking along the road carrying signs could prompt someone to give an obscene gesture as they drive by. I can understand the guy who yelled, “He’s just a dead Jew.” That’s his opinion and, presumably, he is trying to “educate” us in the same way that we are trying to educate him. But to display outright hostility as though we were somehow directly attacking him? That, I simply do not understand.

I guess that is just to be expected when that many people are involved. There is bound to be at least one person who feels called to such incivility. I wish I could just ignore that and focus on all the encouragement we got during that afternoon. That kind of refocusing is just something I need to work on.

I wonder if the guy with the middle finger gesture has any idea that he ended up encouraging me with the knowledge that at least he read and paid attention to the message. I pray that before he dies, he will understand the gravity of his action, repent, and be saved.

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