Faithfulness in a Broken Culture (Part 1)
Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat their produce. Take wives and have sons and daughters; take wives for your sons, and give your daughters in marriage, that they may bear sons and daughters; multiply there, and do not decrease. But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the LORD on its behalf for in its welfare you will find your welfare. (Jer 29:5, ESV)
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Pew: More than half of Americans are following election news closely, and many are already worn out
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“About six-in-ten U.S. adults (62%) already say they are worn out by so much coverage of the campaign and candidates, while 35% say they like seeing a lot of this coverage.” - Pew
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Fight Political Fear with Kingdom Hope
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“If we read all of Daniel, we note how powerful, awesome, and dangerous the kingdoms of men are. It’s no wonder that, while working in DC, I felt the oxygen sucked out of my chest when I passed a standing president in the doorway. But Daniel calls us to be captivated by something even more awesome” - TGC
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Pew: In Tight Presidential Race, Voters Are Broadly Critical of Both Biden and Trump
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“About half of voters say that, if given the chance, they would replace both candidates on the ballot.” - Pew
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Shifting Partisan Coalitions in a Politically Divided Nation: Party identification among registered voters, 1994-2023
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“More than six-in-ten White voters who do not have a four-year degree (63%) associate with the Republican Party, which is up substantially over the past 15 years. White college graduates are closely divided; this was not the case in the 1990s and early 2000s, when they mostly aligned with the GOP.” - Pew
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Political Participation is a Biblical Stewardship
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“People’s hearts and minds are not changed by politics. But political and social engagement do impact the environment in which we can freely spread the gospel, and that is a stewardship we must honor.” - P&D
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Evangelicals hold politically diverse, biblically similar views, study finds
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“While most evangelicals, 63 percent, described themselves as politically conservative in the study… 24 percent described themselves as ‘in the middle’ or moderate, while 12 percent said they are liberal.” - Baptist Press
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Pew: From Businesses and Banks to Colleges and Churches: Americans’ Views of U.S. Institutions
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“Nearly three-quarters of Republicans (73%) say churches and religious institutions have a positive impact. Democrats’ opinions are more divided: 45% say their effect is positive, 53% say it is negative.” - Pew
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Paul’s Prescription for Political Anxiety in 2024
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“Along with the breathtaking boasts and cheap-shot slander, the sense of panic will heighten as we’re told, once again, that this is the most important election of our lifetimes.” - TGC
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