Anthony with a really good post on voting Christendom is the attempt, by Christians, to use worldly power (political, economic, etc.) to make the kingdom happen. Carter, Yoder, and many others point out the tragic history of what happens when Christians take matters into their own hands. I’d imagine an example of this would be President Bush’s, a professing Christian, Continue Reading
I’d ditto this for Jim Wallis and his latest 3 or 4 books Very simply, if “the kingdom of God” cannot be separated from “the King,” this places a renewed emphasis on the local church as being the instrument of a new politics, the politics of justice, righteousness and social renewal. It is indeed these people, called out ahead of Continue Reading
David’s latest comment under his post on Obama the other day expresses it well. The only only difference being, nobody has to hold a gun to my head. The relief would be very palpable that this would be an important change in direction. Where we head after the change is still very much an issue of concern. If someone put Continue Reading
To observe the hubub over something as innocuous as Michelle Obama’s “controversy” is evidence of the America worship that detracts Christians from our higher priorities. It’s not Michelle’s statement that I’m calling innocuous, but the “importance” of it. It is simply the feeling that thousands have, after Reagan, BushI, Clinton, and Bush II. Clinton brought a great deal of loss Continue Reading