Learning from History

I'm writing this from Fredericksburg, Virginia. I'm touring Civil War historic spots this week with my son, Andrew. You'll be hearing more about this in weeks to come... but one thing stood out from y'day. Confederate President Jeff Davis and USA Pres. Lincoln both seem to have had genuine conversions to Christ FOLLOWING the death of a son. We toured the Confederate White House in Richmond where Davis' 5 year old son plunged to his death from a balcony-porch. Lincoln lost his son to illness. Our tour guide gave testimony from the ministers who knew these men.... of the reality of the gospel in their lives after these tragedys. It does seem that trials send us running toward or away from God.