Mark Driscoll: In God We Do Not Trust
After having some great dialog about politics, theology, and faith over the last few days, Mark Driscoll goes and writes a breif article that summarizes everything I’ve been trying to say. Check this out:
In my years of pastoral ministry I have worked very hard to not be political. I believe that my job as a pastor is to preach and teach the Bible well so that my people make their decisions, including their voting decisions, out of their faith convictions. Read more »
Citizen Commentary (Part 2)
As the election looms today, some approach it with hope and others with a sense of foreboding. Kyle (a COAS regular) commented on the reaction of “religious folk” (who I will assume includes Christians) on the lack of faith in the government or electoral system:
[I've heard a] huge number of religious folk I personally know who have no faith in the USA’s government or electoral system. Or this upcoming election. For people who believe in the grace and divinity of God’s perfect plan, they sure are being whiny about this election. It is delightful to see so many people who have faith in a god (in which I have very little faith) now have almost no faith in the course our nation may or may not take.
How the tables have turned!
This fascinates me. Why? Read more »
Citizen Commentary
A fraternity brother of mine made a great comment in response to OFB’s republished article I did on Politics and Theology. It was both insightful and helpful in clarifying my intent, so I want to post that short conversation here. Thanks for the challenge, Chris! These are the kinds of conversations I live for…
Chris:
You had to know I was going to post on this
“Both liberals and conservatives have forgotten that it is not primarily the government that should care for widows and orphans, but the church (James 1:27, and over 40 other verses).”
Expand on this.
Why is this the case? Do these verses make it so? Why shouldn’t society (and by that I mean all of society, not just Christians) be held accountable for the plight of its poor and oppressed? Call me a socialist (because I might be
My response: Read more »
On Prayer
A good friend of mine recently asked for a few passages that dealt with prayer. The Lord’s Prayer was of course top on that list, and I found that Spurgeon’s devotional for this morning was on that passage beginning in Matthew 6:9. As usual, his explanation is just beautiful and it really spoke to me. I thought I’d share it with you all and also direct your attention to the new “Devotionals” section on the right sidebar for your reading pleasure. Enjoy! Read more »
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