Check out this insightful blog post by Mark Driscoll about the recent election. I feel like he summarizes some things that I noticed as well. Here’s a snippet: First, people are longing for a savior who will atone for their sins. In this election, people thirst for a savior who will atone for their economic [...]
This is an album that I have loved for a while, by one of my favorite artists. The song “A King and a Kingdom” has some of the best song-writing I’ve ever heard (and so pertinent today): “There are two great lies that I’ve heard, ‘The day you eat the fruit of that tree you [...]
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(I know this post is crazy long, but it’s because I took the time to say what I really want to say — and sorry it’s so blocky… wordpress keeps removing my line breaks…): In a few hours, Steph and I are going to the polls to cast our votes… that is, if she doesn’t [...]
So… if you know me, you know that I rarely talk about politics. It’s not that I don’t care, it’s just that talking politics makes me feel so helpless and overwhelmed. The only political candidate I have ever been even remotely excited about is Mike Huckabee, and it wasn’t because he’s a believer, but because [...]
How many times have you heard someone on TV or the radio or a blog make this argument: “Mike Huckabee is only popular among evangelical christians, and he might win the primary in states that have a lot of evangelicals, but he’ll never get elected.” ? Justin Taylor points at this article, in which Michael [...]
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