Limited-love people limit their love to people who love them. They draw a boundary around their own kind. The boundary typically contains people of similar race, socioeconomics, or culture. The line drawn around their love spawns a spirit of superiority over those outside the line. The white landlord who rents only to people born with …
“The Danger of Donald Trump” (Part 5 of 6)
“When a man unprincipled in private life, desperate in his fortune … despotic in his ordinary demeanor, known to have scoffed in private at the principles of liberty — which when such a man is seen to mount the hobby horse of popularity to join in the cry of danger to liberty to take every …
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Jesus is Political
It’s a mistake to portray Jesus as an apolitical preacher with nothing to say to his socially prejudiced and politically charged context. In fact, he was and is deeply political, but on his own terms with his own political priorities that fit no one particular party. Nevertheless, it could be said that his disruptive politics …
“The Danger of Donald Trump” (Part 4 of 6)
I’m praying for the president and first lady to fully recover from COVID-19. Though a harsh critic of his presidency, I recognize him as a fellow image bearer and as a beloved of God. I have no desire for him to be sick or worse. Nevertheless, I will proceed to make available this series of …
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“The Danger of Donald Trump” (Part 3)
I’m praying for the president and first lady to fully recover from COVID-19. Though a harsh critic of his presidency, I recognize him as a fellow image bearer and as a beloved of God. I have no desire for him to be sick or worse. Nevertheless, I will proceed to make available this series of …
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