John Barnes…

…gets it. A few million more like him and we’ll start to actually see some real hope and change nationally. But the main event, as ever, is not “making a big impact nationally”. It’s personal change, repentance, and thinking of your vote as a pinch of incense offered either to God or to an idol. Vote in order to win or attain power or some other earthly goal and you lose. Seek first his kingdom and forget trying to win, and you’ll be surprised at how other things you need will be added as well. This is, after all, how the Church conquered the ancient world: by not trying to win, but by trying to obey God even when it was stupid and got you killed.