Welcome home, Tony Snow

A good friend and I have been in discussion lately about how we conduct ourselves when in disagreement with other folks. Her point of emphasis has been that even in times of disagreement, no matter how wrong we perceive our opponent to be, we treat them with the dignity and respect due them as a person created in the image of God.

I have not seen anybody better exemplify such conduct in the political realm than Tony Snow, one time Fox Newsman, radio host and most recently White House press secretary. The thing that drove him to treat every person with such respect and honor was that he knew he was a sinner saved by grace. As God lavished His grace upon him, Tony could do no less toward others.

"God put us on earth to help each other," Snow told David Gregory in an interview. Speaking of his battle with cancer, he later said, " "When you die, you graduate." Read his testimony in Christianity Today here.

Today, Tony Snow graduated into the Lord's kingdom at age 53. Cancer consumed him in his last few years, but he never lost his poised and even demeanor.

Cancer is no longer an issue as he savors the face-to-face presence of his Savior and hears those longed-for words, well done!