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Jesus: Reality At It’s Best

Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. Hebrews 12:3 As I read the news this morning, I came across a story about police officers who were shot and killed in Pittsburgh by a man having a domestic argument with his mother. The officers who responded were not given the vital information that the subject had weapons in his residence. During the initial 911 call, his mother told the dispatcher that he owned guns and that they were all 'legal'. At this point the dispatcher should have asked more questions about the type and location of the weapons. The information that the guns were present and accessible should have been given to the responding units for their own safety and this along with the additional information, that was not gathered, could have made a life saving difference. I share this with you today because I truly believe that what happened here was not intentional. It is a by product of becoming comf...