tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165917644636237355.post1667043938870462232..comments2023-07-24T09:25:38.171-04:00Comments on Music at Bethany: Andre Gide weighs in on Memorial DayMusic at Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295230801512420662noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165917644636237355.post-31873329331425366882009-05-30T14:37:40.226-04:002009-05-30T14:37:40.226-04:00I don't think that it is an either/or choice, but ...I don't think that it is an either/or choice, but a both/and. We must be willing to both live and die in order to "make men free" That's why I quoted Bonhoeffer and Lincoln in my comment. Both men show us what it means to be willing to live and die in order to follow God in the world. They made a difference by how they lived and by how they died. Neither one of them sought death, but they realized that doing the right thing and living the right way can very often lead to a death that they freely accepted.Rev. Robert Ferronoreply@blogger.com