(CNN) —   When Rabbi Hillel Norry walks though the valley of the shadow of death, he carries something more than a rod and a staff to comfort him. He tucks a large-caliber handgun in his waistband and keeps a watchful eye on his synagogue. A black belt…

Genesis 18:9-15; 21:1-7 When God called Abram to go to a country He would show him, the call came with God’s promise that in Abram “all families of the earth” would be blessed. Abram and Sarai had no children, yet God promised to make Abram’s name great. Later,…