Reflection On The Election

Well, the election is over.

The sun came up Wednesday morning.

The world did not end.

Some Christians are elated; others are disappointed.

However, although the President of the United States is the most powerful man in the world politically, who he is and what he does in the next four years, good or bad, will likely not be as important as what Christians can do to advance the Kingdom.

There are, however, some clear winners and losers in this election besides the candidates. Continue reading “Reflection On The Election”

When You Watch The Election Results Tonight

The Presidential race is shaping up to be one of the closest in history.

Watching the election results tonight should be very exciting.

I fear though that for many Christians, regardless of whether they are Obama or Romney supporters, it will be more excruciating than exciting. They believe so much rides on this election they can’t even consider what might happen if the other candidate wins.

If that is you, I would like to offer some thoughts to pull you back off the ledge and perhaps bring you to a place of blissful indifference where you can watch the election results tonight like a good college football game, pulling for your team to win but knowing its is not the end of the world if they lose. Continue reading “When You Watch The Election Results Tonight”

Toward A Kingdom-Based Foreign Policy – 1

Because of the developments around the world over the last 10 days, Americans are focused on its nation’s foreign policy more now than at any time in the last 4 years.

I thought it a good time then to offer some thoughts on what a Kingdom-based foreign policy should look like.

Before I begin though, I want to say if you interpret what I say in these next few posts as endorsing or criticizing a particular presidential candidate’s foreign policy you will have misinterpreted what I write.

If I am approaching the issue of foreign policy from the context of the left/right game, I’m wasting your time and mine. You can find the typical left/right party lines on foreign policy on any number of blogs or talk shows. They are predictable, well-worn and frankly not very interesting. Continue reading “Toward A Kingdom-Based Foreign Policy – 1”

A Contrast of Gods

Over the last six days, Muslims around the world have taken to the streets, retaliating with violence and murder in response to a film that criticizes the founder of their religion.

Secular Westerners are struggling to understand what can possibly motivate human beings to respond in such a way to a film.

Whatever these recent events may say about the relationship between Muslim countries and the United States of America or United States foreign policy, they provide a vivid contrast between gods.

As I was praying before church today, I was reminded of the following verses from the Bible: Continue reading “A Contrast of Gods”

On Libya & Great Religions

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In response to the murder of four U.S. diplomats by angry Muslims in Libya, Secretary of State Clinton went on record today saying Islam was a “great religion.”

I wasn’t sure exactly what she meant by that.

I wasn’t sure if she meant there were some religions that were not so great. Of course if that were true, it would mean the U.S. government was preferring some religions (the “great ones”) over others (the not-so-great ones).

So then I thought perhaps she meant all were religions were great. But of course that isn’t really worth saying. If all religions are great it doesn’t really make sense to call out one without mentioning the others.

And you know, when The Last Temptation of Christ was released, I don’t remember the U.S. government apologizing to Christians or calling Christianity a “great religion.” Maybe, I thought, the moniker “great” is reserved by the U.S. government for religions whose adherents commit murder in response to criticism of their leader. I don’t know; it’s all very confusing to me.

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