by Thom McKee Jr.

Have you ever feared the person you’ve become? Have you ever looked in the mirror and realized that you are not the person that you want to be?

Not everyone experiences this, but probably more people than want to admit have been there.

I know I have. (More on that in a moment.)

On tonight’s ‘bottle’ episode of The Walking Dead (a less expensive episode with a few characters and usually one location), Carol and Maggie have to come face to face with the question of what they have become

by Thom McKee Jr.

Is it ever justified to kill someone?

What if it is in self-defense? What if the people I kill are going to murder me or my loved ones? Does “Thou shalt not kill” include war? (Should U.S. Marines use Nerf Blasters?)

Is killing ever not morally or legally wrong?

These are not just questions explored in an ethics class or in Sunday school. These are questions that virtually every civilization and religion have dealt with for millennia. And there is an entire range of answers, perspectives, and further questions. These questions arise in tonight’s episode of The Walking Dead and meet with various responses and reactions.

When I was in seminary, I took an Old Testament class