Another session that I thought was extremely helpful in rightly positioning issues of culture and race in light of the Gospel message of Jesus Christ. How involved should Christians be in politics and changing our culture? Are we called by God to do this? Or, are we supposed to merely be “aliens” just passing through? You will do well to play close attention to the argument that Thabiti builds from Colossians. Although it starts out a little slow, the case that is made is profound in its implications.

T4G 2010 — Session 4 — Thabiti Anyabwile from

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I found this article by Jon Bloom at Desiring God very helpful in relieving the level of angst I feel over the recent legislation and policy changes flowing from our government.

The actions of King Ahasuerus (Esther chapter 2) is a great example of how God can use wrong-headed government to spread His fame.

Our God is truly sovereign!

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I recently wrote a blog-post called How To Express Your Faith Without Losing Your Friend in which I tried to find the edges in various ways people (“Red” and “Blue” people) can legitimately express the Gospel in different ways without compromising the message. I’m a big fan of realizing that being different does not necessarily mean being wrong. In this blog, I use Rick Warren and a speech he gave to Muslims as an example. Although I didn’t endorse his comments and thought he needed to be very careful in his trajectory; I did think maybe he is still on solid ground just trying to create a dialogue that I don’t realize since the reference point …

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I put a few thoughts together before the election, but never got around to posting them. Now that the results are in, it seems like it’s still worth posting, so here goes…

1. Over the last four years, Grace Fellowship has been immeasurably more impactful to my life than the White House. I have no reason to suspect that the next four years will be any different, and that’s as it should be.

2. In John 19:11, Jesus said to Pilate, “You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from above.” That’s been true of every elected official who has served and led us, and it’s just as true of the

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Yesterday, ABC ran a story with an interesting title: Palin Shopping Spree Legal? Yes, but Barely

Do you find that title a wee-bit leading? Is it me or does the title of this article make it seem like Govenor Palin is pushing the limits of legality? I conclude from this article that the thing being exposed is not the bottom line of a clothing budget but the bent of the writer, Emma Schwartz.

Also, this week I received a letter regarding_endorsing_political_candidates that is a shot across the bow for those who shepherd the souls of people. Notice key phrases like, “subject to audits” and “significant fines on houses of worship or its leaders.” The full-court press …

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The Leadership Team answers your questions.

Q1 (1:02). I have recently begun to attend Grace Fellowship and have really enjoyed it. Lately, I have been struggling over how to be take part in presidential politics yet not get filled with anxiety and frustration. Any counsel on how I can maintain balance and yet be responsible to do my part before God?

Q2 (20:16). A friend of mine regularly asks for prayer yet doesn’t tell me exactly how to pray. So, is there a specific prayer I can pray regardless of the situation and have confidence I am praying right?

Q3 (28:04). In Romans 2:1 it says, “Therefore you have no …

 

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John McCormack of the Weekly Standard tells of the growing contradiction between Barack Obama – “the man of principle” and Barack Obama – “the politician searching for votes.”

McCormack: “During the past week, Obama has proven to be woefully ignorant of abortion law, or he has been deceiving voters about the legality of abortion, as well as his own position on the issue. . . . Are we really supposed to believe that Obama, the former editor of Harvard Law Review and onetime lecturer at the University of Chicago law school, doesn’t understand Roe v. Wade and a bill that he’s co-sponsoring?”

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There are few issues like politics that inspire question marks in the minds of Christians. Questions like, Do I vote for a candidate who is “pro-choice” when the other candidate is not only “pro-choice” but “pro-tax”, “pro-big government,” “pro-liberal social programs”, etc? Living in a society in which we are given the freedom to participate in the political process in turn demands that we learn to think through finding balance in how we cast our vote as a follower of Christ. Let’s face it, to abstain completely from voting because a candidate holds a view that you or me would consider to be “unchristian” will leave us with no candidate at all. A person with this …

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In recent days the term, “Black Liberation Theology” has washed over anyone who listens to the news. But what exactly does this term mean and from what strain of theology did it come from? Christianity Today carried an insightful article outlining various aspects of black church culture as well as the roots of this particular brand of theology. What is Black Liberation Theology?

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Sherif Girgis, a Rhodes Scholar and a senior studying philosophy major at Princeton, pens a powerful open letter to Barack Obama.

(HT: Justin Taylor)

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