It repeatedly tells a story of the world that is made up of “we” and “they.” And “they” are always the bad guys. And the bad guys always end up on the open end of the barrel of a gun. Judgment, as it turns out, comes easily in the form of fiery words or hot lead. Both leave bodies on the field with no one to tend the wounded. Shame, as we know, is no respecter of persons; we who follow Jesus often find that we have as much difficulty with this as anyone, I being the chief among sinners.
