Today while at work i was listening to my iPod, the song "Why" by Nicole Nordeman came on. If you are familiar with the song it talks of the crucifixion of Christ from the point of view of a little girl. I began thinking about the triumphal entry of Jesus on the Sunday before his crucifixion. People were lining the street shouting, "Hosanna." In my understanding they were missing the point, they were expecting Jesus to provide them with a military salvation, to drive out the Roman's and make them their own nation again. I began to wonder if I would be one of the people in the crowd shouting, "LORD, SAVE US!"
My thoughts then turned to the current Presidential election. There is a lot of talk, especially in the evangelical community, that Huckabee is the best man for the job. Why? Because he has a great track record as an elected official. No, because he was a Baptist pastor.
Now, I'm not downing Mike Huckabee. As far as I know he is a great man and may be the best man for the job.
It seems to me that we as the American church sometime believe that our salvation is going to come from Washington. That if only we had a Mike Huckabee in office instead of Bill Clinton that our country would not be in the moral decay that it is now. I wonder if we all are missing the point a little.
I believe that our current culture is a direct reflection of our sinful hearts not our president.
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Hey Dan,
Thanks for your post. You bring up a great point. I do believe that many people are misguided in their politics and are looking for Washington to save them. The misguided on the left are looking for Washington to save us from poverty and the misguided on the right are looking for Washington to save us from moral decay.
However, being misguided is not the proper light to direct us in how we engage in politics. In other words I should not shirk from engaging in politics simply because of my faith. Rather it is because of my faith that I do engage in politics. BUT I look to properly engage in politics. I look for Jesus to save me, but I look to elect the proper man to run the Presidency with the values I hold dear.
That being said, I like Huckabee, not simply because he was a Baptist Minister (there are a number of issues I would disagree with him on: being filled with the Spirit, Eternal Security, Faith and Works, etc.). I like Huckabee because of his track record in running Arkansas, because of his moral record, because of his economic philosophy, and because of his ability to work with people. His being a minister lends ethical credence after the Bill Clinton era.
Just some thoughts back at you.
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McCain (and I) want to drill here and drill now for more oil. I'm going to start a petition to "drill here and drill now" for more of your blog posts. I know your thoughts are out there.
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Repeat after me in the voice of "The Little Engine that Could:"
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With so many companies ... no ... whole industries now turning towards Uncle Sam for their bail outs, your public is attempting to turn to you for your thoughts.
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A song in your honor from a time-honored piece of Americana:
"Where oh where are you tonight,
"Why did you leave me here all alone,
"I searched the world over and thought I found true love,
"You met another and pthhhhhhhh ...
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This little song hails from Hee Haw and beautifully captures in a poetic way how you have essentially dropped your readership!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We're approaching the two-year anniversary of YOUR LAST POST.
Inquiring minds want to know what Dan-the-man is thinking.
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