Advent is a wonderful time of year, bringing as it does the expectation of the joy of deliverance, victory, and world-wide transformation. In years like this, when the election results were not what we had hoped and worked for, it is a great season to reflect on advent truths regarding God and the history of men. I preached a series…
Tag: Christian Politics
E F Hutton, The National Enquirer, Miller Time, and Political Effectiveness
Respect, Knowledge, Life, and Political Effectiveness The big picture. Everybody wants to be respected. We all want to be listened to, to be valued and to know that people are actually giving weight to our views. We all want to know what’s really going on, to increase our knowledge of the facts that will help explain our situation and point…
Pastors, Politics, Passivity, and Peril
According to the Pew Research Center, 61% of Oregonians describe themselves as Christian. Nearly half of those describe themselves as Evangelicals. So why are our politics so liberal? When was the last time you heard a sermon on what the Bible says about politics, about the right ordering of a polis (city, county, or state) along Biblical lines? Many pastors…
The Bible and State Funding of Abortion
Vote Yes on Measure 106 This week we are addressing Oregon’s five ballot measures. We hope to generate some discussion of these as we prepare our 2018 Biblical Ballot Measure Voters Guide. We will be mailing the guides in early October. We’d like to hear from you before we finalize our commentary. Please request a copy by clicking the Subscribe…