Article originally posted at The Gospel Coalition in 2016. I share this article again in 2020 to help us set our hope in God during the current election season. Perhaps past presidential election cycles have left you feeling one of two emotions: elation at the victory of your favorite candidate, or hand-wringing despair that the […]
Politics
20 Signs You’ve Made Politics an Idol
For many Americans, politics has never been more important and is itself turning into the opium of the masses. We can barely scroll on Facebook, flip on TV, or watch sports without hearing complaints about such-and-such politicians, pontifications, virtue signaling, or some other form of communication meant to sway the conscience. Instead of courtesy, reason, […]
10+ Predictions for the New President
Another election season has come and gone, this one with much more consternation and vitriol than the rest of the elections I’ve been alive for combined. While fear may continue for some, it shouldn’t paralyze the children of God—we have too many glorious promises and facts to hold on to: 1. We can trust that […]
Help Us Make This Election Video Go Viral!
No, it’s not another mud-slinging ‘November Surprise,’ but it is political—exalting the Kingdom of Jesus Christ over the kingdoms of man. In this historically gut-wrenching election season, cling to the truth of 1 Peter 1:24–25: “All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls, but […]
3 Reasons Christians Must Be Involved in Politics (Chuck Colson)
There are at least three compelling reasons Christians must be involved in politics and government. First, as citizens of the nation-state, Christians have the same civic duties all citizens have: to serve on juries, to pay taxes, to vote, to support candidates they think are best qualified. They are commanded to pray for and respect […]
