I’m convinced that the second greatest threat to the witness of Christians in the West, particularly America, is the seemingly idolatrous fascination we have with American exceptionalism.
After the elections are done and the Christian evangelical votes are tallied, what will the world see as the worldview that American Christians support?
More and more I’m convinced that a truly powerful witness is not going to come from eloquent explanations of doctrine or passion for a moral or civil cause. In this cultural moment, the most powerful witness is going to come from those of us who live with what Edwin Friedman called a “non-anxious presence.”
Real political action starts in the teaching ministry of our church and then flows outward from there—from our relationships with other members, to our families, our workplaces, and beyond.
Putting the Kingdom of God before the Kingdom of America gives us a mission that includes furthering the prosperity of America, but isn’t derailed by our failure to do so.
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