I have made some scattered comments in recent months in relation to this past election cycle and the candidates for president. I think I made it clear that neither was anywhere close to an ideal. Especially was this true for Christians looking honestly at each candidate. I am sure we can all point to severe […]
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Be subject for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good. For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the […]
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Wait…What!?!
10 Nov 2016
That has been my reaction several times in the last two days. The first was when I turned on the television for the first time Tuesday midway through the evening and heard that Ohio had gone for Trump by double digits. Wait…what!?! I thought to myself. The final vote was under 10% but that was […]
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My Trumpotheses
10 Nov 2016
I have waged an extraordinarily minor campaign against Donald Trump as a nominee and as a candidate. I say “waged” very loosely, because I did not make it a point to oppose him, but I honestly believed a Trump presidency would be disastrous. I was troubled by his character, inexperience, temperament, and policies. As an […]
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What Do We Do?
09 Nov 2016
The historic election is over; President-elect Trump gave his acceptance speech just before 3 AM Eastern time this morning. Some United States citizens are elated over the prospect of Trump’s presidency and some are downcast at the collapse of our government. Many of us are somewhere in between. What do we do? The smoke has cleared. […]
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Why? And What Now?
09 Nov 2016
At about 3 AM last night we were informed that Donald Trump would be our 45th president. My daughter photographed the screen and we all went to bed. But now the next phase in all this process begins: governance–which is very different from winning a campaign. Before I get to that, let me say a […]
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The GOP & Trump’s Unwieldy Coalition
09 Nov 2016
In his brief, first appearance as President-Elect, Donald J. Trump struck a magnanimous tone. He praised Hillary Clinton’s both for her service to our country and for a hard-fought campaign. Trump was gracious. In his remarks, Trump also referenced some policy possibilities. He called on America to “rebuild” our schools, highways, tunnels, bridges, airports, and […]
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Happy Election Day! Now Please Vote.
08 Nov 2016
Happy Election Day! For Americans in general this day is an opportunity for us as citizens of a republic to express our consent to both our political leaders and their policies. The United States was the first true constitutional republic in history, though we see some parallels in seventeenth century Holland, and a few of […]
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Election 2016: Where Does the Race Stand?
08 Nov 2016
We are on the precipice of history. Unless something truly odd happens–but hasn’t the whole race been odd?–Nov. 9th will bring radical change to the United States. We will wake up with either our first female president, one who limps into office under the specter of an FBI investigation, or we will welcome into the […]
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Pence Video is Troubling
07 Nov 2016
https://youtu.be/KBA75ySaN1E Blasphemous or Noble? Defensible or Disturbing? The RNC produced the above video, especially for churches, with hopes it would be played on Sunday, two days before the presidential election. Gov. Mike Pence, the GOP VP candidate, and the only speaker, closes with a quotation of 2 Chronicles 7:14: “If my people who are called […]
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