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We live in a time in which there are hyper-obsessions with how we describe ourselves and then how we label others.
One of the most contentious topics within American Christianity is the role followers of Jesus should or should not play within politics and government.
God was there, as God is here now, appealing to all people to resist the ideological forces that are working to strip others of their humanity.
Should we pray for the president?
It doesn't matter which side of the political spectrum you are on- This country is not your hope. This political system is not your hope. This government is not your hope.
An absolutely essential parable to the Church for this political season...
There has been increasing and bewildering confusion amongst Christians as to how we ought to engage with the political system, generally, and for whom we ought to vote, specifically.
If we aren’t living like Christ in the present, when times are relatively good, then we will never live like Christ when things get difficult.
There are so many positions, angles, self-interested ideologies, and half-truths surrounding us that we are not sure what truth is anymore.
The truth of God that cuts through every liberal and conservative position is God's profound love of all life.
Can you imagine America loving our enemies rather than engaging in conflict with them? Me either.
Ideas like loving your enemies, turning the other cheek, walking the extra mile, giving your jacket and your shirt have NEVER made sense from a human perspective.
Is it too provocative to say that Jesus would not have called himself a Republican or a Democrat, a conservative or a liberal?