The second guest post in the Jesus Politics synchroblog comes to us from Kent Landhuis. Kent describes himself this way, “Husband to one beautiful Republican, Father of three Democrats, pastor for 26 years, blogger for one.  Follower of Jesus. Lover of ideas.” Make sure you check out Kent’s blog, Rescuing Jesus.   I am a political lobbyist virgin.  My interest in politics – particularly the race for president – is high, but as a pastor I’ve always guarded... Read more

    Today’s first guest post in the Jesus Politics synchroblog comes to us from Candace Datz. Candace is a married worship leader living in Colorado Springs, CO. She’s currently a History/Political Science student who wants to work with reconciliation projects in the Middle East. Make sure you check out Candace’s blog The Thoughts I Think and follow her on Twitter.   Well, here it is – my take on why I will be voting for Jill Stein, the Green Party candidate,... Read more

    This is just a friendly reminder that the Jesus Politics synchroblog starts tomorrow!! In case you’re just joining us, this coming week at The American Jesus will be dedicated to talking about faith and politics, or as I’m calling it, “Jesus Politics.” Each day of the week a different guest poster will make their case for why other Christians should vote for their particular candidate of choice. Needless to say it should be an interesting conversation. I for... Read more

      I normally don’t post on the weekends, but this story is just too awesome not to share. Plus, next week is the Jesus Politics synchroblog, so there wouldn’t be any time to share this breaking news. Anyway, Variety is reporting that Nicolas Cage is in talks to star in a remake of Left Behind. Yes that Nicolas Cage. And yes, that Left Behind. You seriously can’t make this stuff up. What I glean from this news is... Read more

      Technically speaking, you can search for Jesus on Google and get results. Just saying. Found at Mission Mission   Read more

      There’s a lot of mystery surrounding the book of Revelation. Does it really predict future events or it is written in reference to the Roman empire? Are there secret codes hidden within its pages or is it just one crazy dream? Well, we finally have some answers, at least about how the battle of Armageddon will play out. Jesus will ride down to earth on his white horse and defeat Satan…..in an arm wrestling match.   Read more

(via) The other day I got what is definitely one of my favorite emails of all time. It was a offer to teach me how to prepare my garage and/or barn for the impending zombie apocalypse. According to the sender, I would appreciate their article on zombie-proofing since I write so much about zombies. I’ve definitely never written about zombies on here before (that I’m aware of), but I have had this particular post in mind for a while, so... Read more

    As soon as I wrote the title to this post I thought to myself, “Wait, who actually buys Christmas presents for their pastor?” Nevertheless, if you felt so inclined, please don’t go with this option. Literally anything else would make for a better Christmas present. That is, unless you really don’t like your pastor, then this would definitely be the present to get. Read more

      If you’re a Jets fan, you probably knew this was true already. The only real question is, “Where does the rest of the team fit into this apocalyptic paradigm?” I assume Tim Tebow is the false prophet, seems pretty obvious. But does that make Rex Ryan the “whore of Babylon”? So many questions, so few answers……just like the Jets offense! Zing!   Read more

    I owe a big word of thanks to everyone who has either submitted a guest post or contacted me to let me know they plan on participating in the Jesus Politics synchroblog. I’m really looking forward to hearing what everyone has to say and I hope it turns out to be as lively a conversation as I think it will. Below you will find the guest post lineup for next week, followed by instructions for those planning on... Read more