Words, sentences, and paragraphs have context and content. Often what we say reveals deeper things about our convictions than we realize when we utter them; and if we reflect upon what they actually reveal about us, we might wish we had not opened our mouths. It has been common for Donald Trump’s evangelical supporters to justify…
Energion owner Henry Neufeld interviews Allan R. Bevere, author of The Politics of Witness and the just released Colossians & Philemon: A Participatory Study Guide on the U. S. election and our response to it. This was recorded on Friday, July 15, 2016, before the coup attempt in Turkey, but the attack in Nice and…
Chris Eyre answers a few questions on British politics asked from an American perspective.
Energion owner Henry Neufeld interviewed Elgin Hushbeck, Jr. and asked him about the Clinton email scandal, the chances of the Republicans replacing Donald Trump at the last moment, and what is likely to happen next in general. Enjoy!
This is the second politics moment for this week, in which I ask Chris Eyre about the nature and logistics of the leadership turmoil in the British Labour party.
Global Christian Perspectives will be on break for the next 3-4 weeks, so during that time I will be posting some short interviews of political interest with the various participants in the GCP discussions. On Friday, July 1, 2016, I interviewed Chris Eyre in two parts, the first on understanding Brexit and the referendum and…
by Allan Bevere [ene_ptp]By the title of this post I am not asking whether a Christian can campaign for office on some kind of Christian platform. The nature of my inquiry instead is given the rough and tumble and even nasty nature of the world of politics, can a politician who embraces Christian faith…
by Bob Cornwall I must admit that I’m a bit puzzled by the current political season? I may be a pastor, but I’ve always been interested in politics. I first got involved in politics as a ten-year-old. It was 1968. My parents were both active in the Republican Party. I got to spend time at…
We recently released a new book in the Topical Line Drives series, What is Wrong with Social Justice?. In it Elgin Hushbeck, Jr. presents his case that “social justice” is not actual justice. In fact, he claims, it is inimical to true justice. Energion author Bob LaRochelle has a somewhat different view. While he appreciates…
Links: Question 6 Elgin Hushbeck – Question 6 (Profit) – Answer For we do not aim to be rich merely for our own sakes, but for the sake of our children, our neighbors, friends and most of all, for our community. For the private fortunes of individuals are the wealth of the state. (Cicero, De…
