God’s love, which is stronger than death, is causing me to continue walking the path of the mission the Lord has given me (John 6:1–15). “At that very time some Pharisees came and said to Him, ‘Leave this place and go somewhere else. Herod wants to kill You.’ He replied, ‘Go tell that fox, “I will keep driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach My goal.” In any case, I must press on today and tomorrow and the next day—for surely no prophet can die outside Jerusalem! Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing. Look, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see Me again until you say, “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord” (Luke 13:31–35). ...
We must submit ourselves to the governing authorities. [Romans 13:1-7] While I try to have a conversation with my wife, there is a topic that I avoid talking about. In other words, whenever possible, I try to avoid having a conversation with my wife on this subject. The subject is none other than the separation of church and state. What does separation of church and state mean? In 1947, the Supreme Court of the United States proclaimed: ‘We have marked the boundaries of our nation's existence on the basis of the belief that complete separation of state and religion is for the best, both national and religious’ (Internet). And Americans united by the separation of church and state wrote the following about the 1987 Alabama School trial: ‘America is a nation of people of many different religions and non-religious people. Government neutrality towards religion is essential to preserving the richness and diversit...