This past Sunday I wore a safety pin during my sermon at my fairly conservative, mostly white, evangelical church. I share those details because approximately 81% of people in that demographic of Americans voted for Donald Trump (though, here’s a well-informed read on why that number is very misleading). Those of you who have been around…
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But Now What?
November 9th is coming quickly. This disaster of an election cycle will be over soon, leaving us with the duty of picking up the pieces. Soon the question will no longer be “who?” and it will become “but now what?” — Last week I grabbed lunch with a church member nearly twice my age. He…
Why I Will Not Be Voting for a President This Year
Barring the unlikely 3rd party candidate I’d like to see come forward, I will not be voting for a President in this year’s United States Presidential election. The reasons why are a bit convoluted, so let me share my own context. I’m a pastor at an evangelical church where the majority of the congregation is…