Evangelicals and Politics

Soul Searching: What Makes a Person and a Country Great?

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Part 6 (last) in a series of reflections on the Capitol insurrection and Christians’ participation People must make choices every day about what they will do and how they will act. This is a fact of life ever since Adam and Eve left Eden and became time bound and subject to physical death. We are limited in our capacity and limited in our potential, despite what we may have been taught by affirming parents and teachers. But the truth is, every one has only so much energy and the same amount of time to work with. Perhaps I feel this […]

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Soul Searching: I Follow a Leader, but Not That One

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Part 5 in a series of reflections on the Capitol insurrection and Christians’ participation In the waning days of Mr. Trump’s presidency, I am waiting to see what kind of strings he is going to attach to the Republican Party and his supporters around the country. The author of The Art of the Deal is a transactionalist, very pragmatic in his relationships, expecting to get something from anyone who hopes to gain a favor from him. My curiosity extends to two areas, pardons and a possible 2024 candidacy. If he pardons family members or associates this week, I will be

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Soul Searching: We Are the Church, but Not a Mob

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Part 4 in a series of reflections on the Capitol insurrection and Christians’ participation Christians congregate in worshiping communities called churches. Some churches are small (in fact, most are) and some are large. Their purpose is to practice the sort of fellowship in which people worship God, learn the content of their faith, grow in love for one another, and pool their resources for ministry in the “mission field” around them. The Church (capital C) is the collective fellowship of all such groups and denominations of believers around the world and over time. The Church exists to embody Jesus to

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Soul Searching: I Am a Citizen with a Dual Passport [The Inherent Conflict between Subjection to Civil Authorities and Obedience to God]

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Part 3 in a series of reflections on the Capitol insurrection and Christians’ participation A biblical foundation for understanding the Christian’s proper relationship to governing authorities and politics will give us strength to hold to positions that may be unpopular with the current version of evangelical Christianity in America. In my previous two posts, I cited Old Testament historical moments and a simple observation from the New Testament (NT) gospel to start the conversation. Today, let’s look at a few more NT data points that will enable us to bring the mess to order and figure out how we should

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Soul Searching: I Am an Evangelical, but Not That Kind

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Part 1 of a series of reflections on the Capitol insurrection and Christians’ participation Here in California, I was glued to my television after hearing radio news reports about what was happening at the Capitol on Wednesday, January 6. Indelibly etched in my memory is the waving of an orange “Jesus” flag and other displays of “Christian” presence. The fact that some of those flags made it up the steps of the Capitol building demonstrates that self-identified Christians were in the thick of things that day, not innocent or passive bystanders in a peaceful demonstration, as some claim. I was

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