People who believe God

My latest post at The Anglo-Catholic is about that. Here's an excerpt:

Life Issues Institute co-founder Bradley Mattes and Rev. Johnny Hunter

I am still basking in the afterglow of the International Pro-Life Conference I attended here in Ottawa Oct. 28-30. One of the speakers whose message keeps ringing in my ears is that of Rev. Johnny Hunter, a Baptist pastor who is president of LEARN Inc. (Life Education and Resource Network) the largest African-American pro-life network in the United States.

Hunter spoke about three kinds of people: those who don't believe in God; those who do believe in God; and those who believe God.

He pointed out that even the devils believe in God; but those who believe God are prepared to obey Him, to act on what He says.

Overall, Hunter's message was a powerful exhortation to repentance, conversion and action on God's Word. I also loved his Kente robes. Kente is a woven silk cloth made in Ghana, where my husband comes from.

It's my prayer that we will be people who believe God, that our shepherds will be men who believe God, not just believe in Him.

Has anyone taken a look at Verbum Domini? It is so beautiful the way Pope Benedict XVI integrates faith and reason. It can be easy to get caught up in scholarship and scientific methods taking a critical look at the linguistic and historical aspects of Scripture and miss the living Word of God who speaks to us today through the holy texts. The document does a wonderful job of talking about how faith, in a community of faith, is necessary to interpret the texts. Yet, faith does not throw out the scientific aspect because the Incarnation is rooted in history.

More at the Angl0o-Catholic.