Quote of the day

The API list keeps offering up gems, and we can only find time to post them here as we find them, rather than compose our own thoughts. In this case Raven Charles Riggs, with his permission, regarding the confusion of pacifism with cowardice among the faithful:

Churches must confront the reality of evil in the world, not be governed by the hope that they won't encounter it in their lives. And they must believe that they're teaching their members how to deal with evil when they encounter it, in whatever form and in whatever place.

How many times does the word sword appear in the Bible?