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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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The Leadership Team answers your questions. 

Question 1 (0:00):  How does the Leadership Team deal with political issues?  I mean do you intend to hand out voter cards or information showing the candidates and the issues they support?  

Question 2 (5:31):  I have a hard time realizing that God does love me and forgive me for all of my sins.  I almost feel like I am cheapening God’s grace when I quickly realize my sin and move on to the rest of my day.  Am I wrong for not suffering more for my sin? How much personal grief should I have if I am serious about sin?

Question 3 (14:08):  I have friends who say that feeling like you have …

 

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The Leadership Team answers your questions.  

 Q1 (1:38):  Acknowledging that Christ is our only hope (not man or political parties) and that God is sovereign over all things, what is the view of the Grace Fellowship Leadership Team on the church’s role in politics or political activism?  What Scriptures can you point us to in support of your answer?

Q2 (7:45):  I have friends (christians) who think Halloween is of the devil and no Christian should have anything to do with it.  I have other friends (also christians) who dress up and go door-to-door and think nothing of it.  Which approach is right?

Q3 (20:52):  The Bible speaks of the possibility of sin being passed on to several generations.  …

 

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