Tag Archives: Politics

Praying through the News…

Some people read the newspaper with the Bible in their other hand, reading the Bible into the news, trying to make the times more significant. When the media becomes the lens through which you view the Scriptures, you’re bound to end up in some gun-running cult in a rural Texas town. On the...

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The Sanctity of Marriage…

Today, April 27, is the first day that gay marriage is officially legal in Iowa.  That Iowa was among the states providing equal marriage opportunity could be considered a surprise, since the state often leans toward the conservative.  I came across Nate Silver’s prediction of when each state will eventually legalize gay marriage.  Not surprisingly,...

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A Prayer for the President…

God of power and might, wisdom and justice, through you authority is rightly administered, laws are enacted, and judgment is decreed. Assist with your spirit of counsel and fortitude the President and other government leaders of these United States. May they always seek the ways of righteousness, justice and mercy. Grant that they may be...

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The Problem of Evil [in the Name of Good]…

I watched Rick Warren’s forum with Barack Obama and John McCain the other night. I agreed with both on different issues, and found a lot of their responses telling. When Warren asked Obama how he stood on abortion, he said he was pro-choice, but made the following comment. “One of the things...

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The Fall of Conservativism…

This video is just sick, and it represents a good reason I don’t watch FOX News. Between this kind of overt filth and the garbage spewed by Bill O’Reilly, I just can’t see how anyone who professes Christ as Lord can possibly advocate this stuff. It’ll be interesting to see how FOX responds...

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