Political Cartoon by Glenn McCoy I was reminded of this picture of Samuel Armas reaching out during in utero (@ 21 weeks) surgery during the sermon today at Calvary
Posts Tagged ‘politics’
10 Nov
Sermon on Romans 13:1-7
There are two things we are not suppose to talk about…politics and religion. In this sermon, I got to talk about both on the Sunday after our national elections. This is a part of our preaching series through Romans at Calvary and we were not intentional about this passage falling on this particular date (all [...]
5 Nov
Reflections upon the Election
Here are a few random thoughts on the Election from the perspective of this Christian First and foremost, Obama is our new president because the Lord has placed him in this position (Daniel 4:17,25,32; Proverbs 8:15; Romans 13:1-2 to name a few). This does not mean that I understand God’s purposes, but I do take [...]
31 Oct
New Halloween Phrase: “Obama-ing”
“Obama-ing” refers to the redistribution of our children’s candy after trick-or-treating during Halloween. We think it is only fair that we should benefit from their abundance.
7 Oct
Good Reminder during political season
Here’s a good reminder during this political season from Mark Driscoll’s book Vintage Jesus: Our culture is filled with various people who are proclaimed to be, invarying degrees, messiahs. These messiahs include, for example, politicians who propose to save and deliver us from a terrible fate such as terrorism, poverty, or unreasonable taxation. Such messiahs [...]
19 Sep
Nature vs. Nurture in Christian Discipleship
Here is what I have been thinking about recently: I have been thinking about the nature vs. nurture debate/discussion/dichotomy that has been applied to any number of societal conditions, norms, or problems. Well, actually I was thinking about applying that idea to what I sense has happened in some regard in my own heart and [...]
30 May
The New Bully Pulpit
Apparently Barack Obama’s church has become the new bully pulpit (pun intended!). You probably have heard about the most recent flap over a guest preacher’s words at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. If not, read here. McCain has also had his own trouble with endorsements or associations with well known televangelists as well. [...]
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