Politics

Evangelical Christians and the Quandary of Politics

Politics can get very dirty. Christians try not to get dirty (in the moral sense of the word). Politics is always divisive. Christians try to unify around Jesus. Politics demands party loyalty. Christians give their ultimate loyalty to the Lord, not a party. Politics is filled with compromise and mixture. Christians are called to avoid […]
A Call to Pray for President Trump

Whether you love President Trump or loathe him, if you call yourself a Christian, this appeal is for you. All of us, regardless of our background or voting preference, are called to pray for those in authority (see 1 Timothy 2:1-4). Now is the perfect time to pray. We all know that the President is […]
So What If President Trump Didn’t Recite the Apostles’ Creed?

Evangelical leaders who voted for Donald Trump have been subjected to a fresh wave of mockery after he (and first lady Melania) failed to recite the Apostles’ Creed at the funeral for President George H. W. Bush. As the Huffington Post headline declared, “Every President Recited The Apostles’ Creed Except Trump, And People Definitely Noticed.” […]
Voting Helps to Plug the Leaks; The Gospel Rebuilds the Dam

We often hear Christian leaders say that the Trump presidency has gained us a respite in terms of our liberties and freedoms. But a respite is quite different than a revival, and without a corresponding moral, spiritual, and cultural reformation, the respite will only delay the inevitable. Put another way, our votes can help plug […]
Why Do So Many Hollywood Elites Despise President Trump?

It’s often said that you can judge a man by his friends, but you can judge him even more by his enemies. And there’s a lot of truth to this. When you see a certain group of people united in their hatred against someone, it prompts you to ask: Why do they perceive this person […]
An Appeal to President Trump to Help Unify the Nation

Dear Mr. President, In the aftermath of the midterm elections, we are officially a divided nation. It is the House vs. the Senate. The left vs. the right. The Trump-haters vs. the Trump-lovers. War has been declared by every side, and no one is willing to compromise, understandably so. And looking at things through natural […]
The Midterm Talking Points for Pro-Trump Evangelicals

If you claim to be an evangelical and plan to vote red on Tuesday – in other words, you are pro-Trump – your faith will be assaulted and your integrity will be challenged. Here are some useful talking points you can use when interacting with friends, family, co-workers, and critics. I put them in the […]
Evangelicals and Trump: Match Made in Heaven, or Marriage with Hell?

The text message was poignant and painful. An adult daughter, herself a committed Christian, could not understand how her father, himself a minister, could support a “villain” like Trump. A similar conflict is playing out in families across the nation, dividing the Church at large and separating evangelicals in particular. In the case at hand, […]
Why Evangelicals Can Disagree on Trump and Still Be Family

Given the volatility of today’s political climate, it may surprise you to know that, on Judgment Day when we give account to God, His main question to us will not be: What did you do with Donald Trump? Yet for many of us who profess to be followers of Jesus, that’s the big issue: Where […]
How should American Christians vote in the midterms?

If Bob Woodward’s Trump-bashing, mega-bestseller is true, how should conservatives vote in the midterms? If the White House is in chaos, led by an unqualified and out of control president, what course should we take on November 6? Woodward speaks of “a nervous breakdown of the executive power of the most powerful country in the […]
4 Surprising Developments About California’s “Ban the Bible” Bill

Religious freedom has won a massive, unexpected victory nationwide. Quite frankly, politicians, media and Christian leaders across the nation are stunned… All eyes have been watching the progress of AB 2943 – the so-called “Ban the Bible” legislation created by the California state legislature to be a model for the nation. The LGBTQIA caucus-sponsored bill […]
White House Official, Enough With All the Anonymity

It’s one thing if you’re writing anonymously as a covert agent working within North Korea or an embedded spy in an ISIS enclave. In that case, it makes perfect sense to hide your identity. But to write an op-ed for the New York Times as a senior White House official working to “thwart parts of […]