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Church Service in West, TX Last week's bombings in Boston and fertilizer plant explosion in West, TX , along with a sudden death in our church fellowship have sent many of us who are Legacy Church reeling in sadness. Loss is a part of life , but we stagger out of them after events shatter what we think is 'normal' or take loved ones from us. We can't just write loss off as "that's the way life is" or act like they didn't happen. We must wrestle through them, but how we respond to those loses makes the difference in how we live the rest of our lives. Our natural response to loss at the hands of others is revenge and justice . Innocent people died at the hands of calculating, evil men. We want justice for the lost lives. We want somebody to do something. Now! In the middle of the loss of innocent life and injustice perpetrated in his day, Jesus declared, "Blessed are the merciful for they shall receive mercy." ( Matthew 5:7 ) ...

Hatfields & McCoys DVD I recently watched the History Channel's mini-series Hatfields and McCoys . Anyone who is aware of Civil War era American history knows of this generational feud between these two infamous families. I recommend watching the series. Kevin Reynolds and Kevin Costner reunite to pull off an authentic, heart-tugging story of two men who preferred the taste of revenge to reconciliation . The writers tell the story of "Devil Anse" Hatfield's desertion from the Confederate Army before the war is over. Randall McCoy , with whom Hatfield served, never forgave him for deserting. Add in a child of an unwed McCoy fathered by a Hatfield, a couple of revenge killings, and rivalry over timber lands, and you have the beginnings of a feud that lasted generations. What caught my attention in the story was that Randall McCoy never let the Hatfield desertion go. He held on to it at every turn, and his hatred for Hatfield leaving him on the field of b...