Today’s Thought “Once A Beautiful Baby!” G. Ward

CINCINNATI — A 20-year-old Ohio man's Twitter posts sympathizing with Islamic terrorists led to an undercover FBI operation and the man's arrest on charges that he plotted to blow up the U.S. Capitol and kill government officials.

Christopher Lee Cornell, also known as Raheel Mahrus Ubaydah, told an FBI informant they should "wage jihad," and showed his plans for bombing the Capitol and shooting people, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court in Ohio Wednesday. The FBI said Cornell expressed his support for the Islamic State. By LISA CORNWELL, Associated Press

I haven’t given much thought to what my 3 grandsons will become when adulthood presents itself, but as a Pastor/ grandfather I’ve had the distinct honor to dedicate (ceremonially) one (Colson Ward) unto our Lord (on behalf of their parents, in the presence of our congregation) and the other two (Ethan & Bryson Ward) upcoming on Sunday, February 1, 2015.  All of this “Pomp and Circumstance” will not determine their plight for the future. As they grow, achieved academia, great little league participation, faithful church attendance, fabulous birthday celebrations and eating supper at 6 p.m. each evening are most certainly excellent in its traditionalism, but doesn’t mean they won’t grow up to be terrorists.

To believe is to support preeminently what Final Authority ensures as the blessed hope. To outsource what is your personal parenting responsibility (i.e. “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up.” Deut.6:5-7) might have your little Cinderella on the World News purchasing high powered rifles and six hundred rounds of ammunition…

Happy Thursday!