It can be a dangerous proposition to delve into the realm of faith and politics. With the risk of offending some of my readers, let me cut right to it. Christians are spending too much time following the election and politics in general. This “election obsession” is creating anxiety. And I would argue unnecessary anxiety. I have been following US presidential elections ever since 2000 … Continue reading My Simple Advice this Election
We hear the word “faith” all the time. Someone will say, “He made a faith commitment”, or “My faith is really growing”, or “She’s a woman of faith”, etc. But sometimes I think we forget the basic meaning of the word. The Bible says, “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1). According to the author of Hebrews, faith involves trusting … Continue reading Having an Active Faith
This is the last in a series of posts on Christianity and Politics by Steve Dobo. Here are a few suggestions I would make to any Christian voter: First, I believe a Christian should vote. There are those who say that Jesus would have been apathetic towards politics and not even have voted. However, I would argue that we should vote. The prophets often talked … Continue reading How Should A Christian Vote?
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