October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. I wish we didn't need to have a an awareness month for domestic violence. But the sad reality is that we live in a fallen and broken world. So we must address it and bring awareness to our communities. But it is especially important that the topic of domestic violence be addressed by the church. Russell Moore, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, in his article "The Church and Violence against Women", writes... "Male violence against women is a real problem in our culture, one the church must address. Our responsibility here is not simply at the level of social justice but at the level of ecclesical justice as well. We must teach from our pulpits, our Sunday school classes, and our Vacation Bible Schools that women are to be cherished, honored, and protected by men. This means we teach men to reject American playboy consumerism in light of a Judgment Seat...
In the beginning was the Word ("logos"), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.