2020 Voter's Guide

Hey there, voters!

Made you look! Yesssss, gimmicks are fair game to get you to read my stuff! Hah! I'm not above tricking you into thinking this one was partisan. I said I'd never go there in these emails. No, I'm not telling anyone how to vote, but it is nonetheless a voter's guide. People representing the political spectrum get these. I'll gladly divulge whom I'll vote for if you buy me coffee, but would rather do ministry w/you. Party politics is a personal conversation. I'm very layered in my views because I've been all over the political map at diff times. Because there are so many plausible considerations, I guess I'm a "radical centrist" on many of today's hot issues......but there are some issues for which there is absolutely no wiggle room in the life of the voting believer.....But you will have to decide what you think I mean until we have that coffee....because no party is 100% righteous. But know this: I feel very strongly that one of the two candidates comes much closer to biblical values.      

Yes, we should bring our faith & values into the voting booth......because faith & values....yes....even the Mosaic Law is the very basis of our legal system. The notion of absolute Church/State separation would require separating the rule of law from the rule of society. After all, some kind of religion chronologically precedes all law. Can you name one law WITHOUT a religious origin? This is a great mind game to play on secularists. If someone refuses to draw any lines on moral absolutes, why would that person suppose himself to be the arbiter of what is negotiable? How can they purport the premise of human rights w/that logic? Why should there be any truth of ANY kind? If there is no truth, how can truth be repeated? The scientific method is repetition. Otherwise, everything falls apart.


We don't live in a pure Athenian style democracy, so we don't have referenda for every issue. Unless you are 100% on board w/a candidate, you'll have to hold your proverbial electoral nose w/some degree of pressure......There is good & bad in all candidates. Everyone should wrestle w/issues & not let political franchises....(sorry....I...I meant parties) dictate one's views. My "voter's guide" is as follows: Simply don't think selfishly when voting. Vote like Jesus would. I believe that we'll be judged more for why we vote than how we vote. Example: Greed is a heart problem.....not determined by how much a person owns. Greedy voters are on both sides. Many rightists & leftists alike try stretching personal liberty past its intended capacity. Real people suffer because of their selfishness & excesses. Think about it....If our own self interests are paramount, we aren't living life in the Spirit.           

Whenever we get the urge to assert our rights, we should consider the men & women who've died & been disfigured for the original context of those very rights. When thanking a vet, it should also humble & diminish our personal demands & expectations. Military people remind me of Jesus. I love this video. It shows powerful men enjoying their Heavenly Father like uninhibited children. I would dare anyone to ridicule their worship style. Aren't you glad that the American Church is more than little old ladies? Whatever ya do, don't tell the ACLU they were singing this on federal property.
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​If your guy wins, don't think that revival has broken out in America. Remember that although King Josiah reigned w/great honor, it was too late. God had already determined that Judah would go into captivity.........D. James Kennedy's theology was matched by few, but when he preached that the 1994 Republican mid-term landslide indicated a national revival, he lost me. Yes, he's a fair target  because he broadcast this......We do need more godly officials but a proper political construct will only emerge from spiritual renewal.....Trusting in mere politics is idolatry & government worship. Although we're not a theocracy like Israel, there is a biblical precedent to apply 1 Chronicles 7:14 & call for national repentance. Whatever happens, we should turn back to God. 

Although we're not a theocracy like Israel, holiness matters. And holiness is more important than our personal freedoms, perceived or real. Personal freedom is very secondary to holiness. But we should never see righteous living as the magic sauce to keep our freedoms. 

And if your guy wins, don't think that government will fix all the problems that the Church has LET happen. We have in us the Holy Spirit's power to fix this mess.

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After over a year, 2 other friends & I are still meeting w/the guys from the T country. Other nationalities come periodically. We just finished reading a book which fairly assessed both faiths. Now we're going to explore the names of God for both faiths! 

For the nations and this one......

.......Just another witness to His Glory. ​