How We Honor Our President

Barak Obama wins 2012 election

Monday afternoon, I challenged Christians with the following words: I hope you vote wisely and thoughtfully tomorrow, but please, don’t buy into the idolatrous lie that your future hangs in the balance. If you are a Christian, I would encourage you, regardless of the results of tomorrow’s election, to be gracious, kind, and humble. Show [...]

10 Ways to Detox from the Election

electionblues

It’s Wednesday morning, and Mitt Romney has conceded the election to President Barack Obama. That means there are several million disappointed people this morning, and several million very happy people. Where I live, the majority are in the disappointed pool. I think my state went probably 55% for Romney, and if I had to totally guess, [...]

Grapes of Wrath? The Economy of Relative Feeling

Ben Bartlett gives us perspective and helps us to cope with these (not so?) troubling economic times.

The Right Side of History? A Christian Votes Obama & Thanks President Bush

Ben Bartlett defines cognitive dissonance.

Four Exhortations for this Political Season

In this particular political season, I don’t know many people who are outright uninterested in the presidential race. The opinions on both sides of the aisle are many, and the stakes are incredibly high. A combination of fascination and frustration grips most of us as the race drags on and seems to take all sorts of odd twists and turns. In short, this whole politics thing is getting crazy these days.

A New Paradigm for Christian Politics

Christmas is, “in the air,” for a longer period each year. This time around, I started hearing Christmas songs before Thanksgiving week! However, even Christmas cannot compare to the length of time we spend talking about politics, especially in a presidential election year.