Your Majesty has issued a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music must fall down and worship the image of gold, and that whoever does not fall down and worship will be thrown in to a blazing furnace. - Daniel 3:10-11 (TNIV)
You know the rest of the story. Because of their faith in God, three young men, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, refused to fall down and worship. Accepting their promised punishment, they chose not to defend themselves. So the King's henchmen threw them into a fiery furnace. And God delivered them, unharmed.
Now, put yourself in the story. As a lawyer, or as a law student...
At the sound of what music are you expected to fall down and worship?
What is the image of gold to which you are expected to bow?
Who is the king issuing the decree? Who are the king's henchmen (or henchwomen)?
And what is the blazing furnace you are expected to fear?
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February 12, 2010
February 3, 2010
Ten Easy Ways to be a Christian Lawyer
1) Stick a Bible on your desk
2) Put a fish in your ad
3) Keep some tracts in your conference room
4) Sponsor your church bulletin
5) Post a Scripture verse on your wall
6) Join the Christian Legal Society
7) Promise clients you'll pray for them
8) Buy a listing in the Shepherd's Guide
9) Make special visits to accident victims
10) Close your office on Good Friday
I could go on, but hopefully you get the idea. I'm not knocking these things, I've done most of them myself. But alone they are empty gestures or, worse, self-serving deceptive posturing.
Being a Christian lawyer is never that easy, never that simple. And it's probably going to cost you a lot more than the price of sponsoring the church bulletin.
What are some marks of a genuinely Christian lawyer?
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