Tangent

I am not a preacher, Political analyst or anything of that nature.  I started this article on twitter, but I had too much to say in tweets, so I decided to move to the only thing I know how to do: Write about it.  If you are worried that this is going to turn political, that is not going to happen.  The first thing that I am going to say may seem like it, more like it is, but after that, it will not be I promise.  This is going to be shared from a Christian perspective, so if anything I say offends you, get over it and just hear what I have to say.  I know that it is hard in these times but bear with me.  This is going to be raw so bear with me. _____________________________________ Luke 23: 34  And Jesus said, "Father forgive them, for they do not know what they do." (ESV) At times like these, my mind instantly turns to Luke 23: 34, which is stated above.  Just to give you all a little bit of context, this is taking place as Jesus is on t...

It had been an incredibly long week for Jackson. He had been in and out of consciousness for 2 of the last five days. For the past several days, he had been often revisiting the night that put him in here, trying to figure out what he could have done differently.  He always came to the conclusion that he should not have been outside after dark in the first place. Being out in the wilderness is where he was able to clear his mind. It gave him a peace that he had been lacking for the last several months. This whole tough stretch started in early October, when his dad had been arrested for domestic abuse, hitting both his mother and himself. Because of this, Rick had taken both Jackson and his mom under his wing. As horrible as it sounds, Darlene, his mother, and Rick started dating.  He was still relatively happy about that. Not long after, a very large fire broke out. Then there was that battle that ended up taking Daniel’s life, one of the leaders around the lake where...