The FaithWalker\u2019s Daily is a quick review of key news stories of the day from the perspective of a conservative Christ-follower living in, but not of, the world.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Calls for greater government control of guns continued in the wake of the Newtown shooting with President Obama getting specific about his support for the first time.<\/p>\n It\u2019s human nature to want to push an easy button and fix any problem. It\u2019s easy to think that simply passing a law that strips people of their freedom to own certain weapons will be a quick fix to stopping horrible tragedies in the future. But the Bible and history are full of examples to the contrary. A wise person will listen and increase in understanding, not jump to hasty conclusions based on fearful reactions. A Biblical worldview always factors the reality of the fall into every human equation. \u201cThe heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it?\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n According to a 5,000 year-old prediction based on the calendar of the extinct Mayan culture, something will happen Friday, Dec. 21 at sunrise. Some are predicting a catastrophic end of the world, others an era of knew understanding, while others believe the Cleveland Browns will begin a surprise march to the the Super Bowl. [Just kidding on the last one.]<\/p>\n That \u201cpowerful presence\u201d has a name \u2014 God. And He\u2019s already revealed Himself to us in the person of Christ and His written Word. \u201cNo man knows what is to be.\u201d (Eccl. 10:14) <\/a>Such Biblical wisdom\u00a0should sound familiar to Christians in danger of being sucked into the end-of-the-world hysteria. And yet the irrational panic doesn\u2019t seem all that out of place in light of the first story today. Fear can move us to do some crazy things. The Biblical solution? \u201cBe still and know that I am God.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The independent review will be released today of the State Department\u2019s handling of security in Benghazi where a US Ambassador and three others were brutally killed. The report will fault the State Department for failing to provide adequate security in spite of requests. [Correction: A previous source I had cited called the report an internal review.]<\/p>\n The report confirms what many conservatives said repeatedly \u2014 there were significant security failures that led up to the tragedy in Benghazi. They were, at the time, accused of simply trying to score political points. Turns out they were right. But nothing will be done about it. Why is it when a crazed shooter kills children in a seemingly secure school, its the NRA\u2019s fault, but when terrorists take advantage of our poor security \u2014 on 9\/11, no less, and after repeated warnings \u2014 no one bears any consequences?\u00a0 No wonder Sec. Clinton is feeling ill \u2014 and preparing for a Presidential run.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/billintheblank\/files\/2012\/12\/gun-ban.jpg\")
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Cain didn\u2019t kill Abel with a gun.<\/h4>\n
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Mayan Prediction: End of the world on Friday.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Nobody panic until Tim LaHaye says it\u2019s time to panic. Until then, look busy.<\/h4>\n
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Scathing Report Today on State Department Failures in Benghazi<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Failure \u2014 the new normal in national leadership.<\/h4>\n