Citizens of God’s Kingdom are intended to be present in addressing socio-political issues of poverty, injustice, hunger, other issues, while also being present to address real spiritual bondage, and the freedom and flourishing available in Jesus. You can’t do that by bowing up and making enemies out of neighbors, blending in and becoming no different than the system, or hiding out and becoming irrelevant to everyone other than those in your bubble. Jesus’ witness of “withness” is a better way.
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Political Witness and the Way of Jesus. Part 1: The Downside of Domination
Yes, we are called to take a stand, but how and against whom we make that stand makes a difference.
Praying for the President?
Regardless of which lever you pull in the voting booth, if you claim to follow Jesus, the practice of selective prayer is an act of disobedience.
both compassion and caution … a better way forward
I was at home recently, when the doorbell rang. I was not expecting a visitor, so I looked out the window to see who was there. Two…… Read more “both compassion and caution … a better way forward”