What does Jesus promise to the Thief on the Cross mean? That's just one of the questions

we'll be answering on today's edition of Core Christianity. Well, hi, this is Bill Meyer along

with Pastor Adriel Sanchez, and this is the radio program where we answer your questions

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Well, in case you haven't heard, there has been another tragic school shooting. This one at a Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee. Three

adults and three children were killed. This happened at Covenant Presbyterian Christian School there.

We know the shooter was a teenage girl, and she was actually killed by the police.

And we really want to just take a moment here at the beginning of the show to pray for those

families and all of those kids who were impacted by this tragedy today.

Yeah, Bill. Let's just want to invite those of you listening right now to let's join together in praying

for the families of the victims just asking for God's mercy to be poured out heavenly father

we we join our hearts and our minds together right now and cry out to you asking for your mercy

lord we think of just just how frequently we hear tragic stories

like this one. And so, Lord, we come before you and just say, God, have mercy. Have mercy upon

the people there. Those who attend this school have mercy upon the families

of the victims. I pray that your Holy Spirit would intervene in a powerful way, bringing comfort

in this very difficult situation. God, that your church there especially would come together in comfort and care.

Father, and we just, we ask for your help and pray, oh, God in heaven, that you would

make an end, bring an end, Lord God, to these terrible stories that we keep hearing about over and over again,

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