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Voting… or not
If you haven’t noticed, which means you don’t have a TV or haven’t turned it on in the last three or four… months… election season is upon us. There are some who make the case for NOT voting. (Read all ten parts if you like.) Here is the deal (which you already know if you’ve followed me long enough or…
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Evangelical “Right”, “Left”, “Center”…
Roger Olson has another thought-provoking piece on evangelicals and political movements. It’s always a tough read for me these days. What I witness too often are reactions. I grew up in the very conservative political movements of the “Moral Majority” and such. What I am witnessing today is a reaction that seems to say, “I don’t have to be Republican, so…
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Now That the Conventions are Over
A huge challenge I find in today’s American culture is to live prophetically as a believer when everything about our culture is more polarizing than any time I can remember. We need to remember our position as believers… and remember our allegiance. Some important thoughts: I am a Kingdom Christian, not a leftist Christian, a conservative Christian, nor any other…
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Why Election Seasons Should Be Tough
This summer has been one of the most enriching as a pastor that I can remember. Our church has been on a journey to read through the entire New Testament this summer. The main goal was to read each book of the New Testament as a book. Get the overall view without trying to dissect things verse by verse first. For…
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“Affordable” Healthcare Act
Finally! A piece that honestly looks at what the legislation does and doesn’t do! I am NOT the guy who says, “Hey, we have a great healthcare system as it is.” I don’t. I am someone who fits right in that gap of 24 million people who STILL won’t have “affordable” health insurance even if this legislation is enacted. I AM one of…
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Immigrants and Strangers
As James K.A. Smith would say in his book, Desiring the Kingdom, everything calls for allegiance. All of life has liturgies all around. Which liturgy will call out for our allegiance and we will respond? We are in the thick of political season in the U.S. Let’s face it, as long as there is a media and as long as…
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“Christian” Candidates
The question is this: Should Christians vote for Christians? Do those candidates who claim Christianity boldly deserve a vote from Christians solely based on their proclamation? Should Christians cheer for Tim Tebow simply because he’s a Christian? And on the opposite side: Does his Christianity make him fair game for ridicule by a skeptical press? These are the deep questions…
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Preaching the Prophetic or Preaching the Politics?
Today seems to be a day where a bunch of preachers are going to “climb into their pulpits” and brazenly give their political views. First of all, not too many conservative evangelicals (and that is what they are talking about in this story) “climb into pulpits.” They kind of dance onto a stage, I think. Well, “dance” may not be…
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The Broken (and Rich) Political System
Chuck Colson’s article is well worth reading. I remember during the second bailout a couple of years ago joking around with someone. He asked, “When will I get my share of this bailout?” I replied, “Well, let’s do the math. Did you give huge boatloads of money to either political party?” “No,” he replied. “Then you get nothing. That was…
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Whiplash Politics and Microwave Christianity
David Brooks of the New York Times hits the nail on the head today. (HERE.) We think so highly of ourselves, we just think we can whip this economy back into shape without realizing the depth of the problem and that TIME will really help in pulling ourselves out of the mess. This is leading to what I call “whiplash”…
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