Christians Fired and Under Fire: Hope on Trial

<p>Last week, a young woman walked into a Nashville church school where she had once been a student and took six lives.</p> <p><span class="TextRun SCXW102804539 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW102804539 BCX4">I</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW102804539 BCX4">f the tragic events of last week do indeed mark a new chapter in our cultural moment, </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW102804539 BCX4">we’ll</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW102804539 BCX4">need to learn afresh what it means to</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW102804539 BCX4">liv</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW102804539 BCX4">e</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW102804539 BCX4">by hope,</span></span> <a class= "Hyperlink SCXW102804539 BCX4" href= "https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5%3A1-12&version=ESV" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span class= "TextRun Underlined SCXW102804539 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW102804539 BCX4" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink">do good to those who persecute us</span></span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW102804539 BCX4" lang= "EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW102804539 BCX4">, love our neighbors</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW102804539 BCX4">,</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW102804539 BCX4">and build a better future for t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW102804539 BCX4">he sake of Christ</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW102804539 BCX4">.</span></span><span class= "EOP SCXW102804539 BCX4" data-ccp-props= "{"134233279":true,"201341983":0,"335559731":720,"335559739":160,"335559740":480}"> </span></p>