Will you still respect me on November 6?Current polling and social media rancor would suggest that that is a big ask. Our country is evenly divided with precise 50-50 splits nationally as well as in bellwether states and regions. I have deep-thinking friends enthusiastically on both sides of the divide. One of the prominent … [Read more...]
Mash Up Between U.S. Cabinet Picks and Bible People
As we transition from one presidential administration to the other, we’re hearing a lot these days about cabinet picks and other selections as the President-elect chooses his team. This might be a good time to think about your team in that it’s no accident that you are where you are, and you are with whom you are to be with. But … [Read more...]
The Day After: Election 2016 and Teens
Those who’ve been observing elections for decades have called this the most contentious, nasty election season in recent history, if not of all time. So the question that emerges after the voting dust settles is this: can we improve as we move forward? And more poignantly, can today’s teens help? For those of us who work with … [Read more...]
Election Hangover Pill
It seems impossible to have reasonable dialogue in today’s political landscape. But can our teens step up and break the cycle of division they’ve seen in their parents’ generation? Maybe Tim McGraw’s country song ,“Always be humble and kind,” should be our temporary National Anthem. The passages in the document below, if applied … [Read more...]
Are You Able to Pray for Hillary or Donald?
Political rhetoric is always charged and every year seems to establish a new high-water mark for personal destruction. This year’s mark has been set by the use of a phrase we don’t hear much in Presidential elections: Unfit to be President. And it’s being lobbed from both sides. This is a good indicator … [Read more...]