A few months ago, I received a letter from a friend asking for advice. The letter says, “I want to ask for some advice regarding politics. I started trying to help 5 years ago and in those 5 years, I’ve never seen so much deception, greed, lies, good ol’ boy clubs, evil plans, abuse, etc. My eyes were truly open to the amount of evil in our country and our city. I had no idea.” It then goes on to describe the cost of that 5-year involvement. And the loss of friends, the breaking of relationships, friends walking away and saying rude things.

And then she says “I’ve got friends involved in politics with me and we are tired, exhausted, crying, and ready to give up. We just can’t do it anymore. Nobody not in the fight seems to care that there is a fight. Knocking at doors trying to tell neighbors, trying to get their church to help. We all get the same thing: ‘I don’t want to know.’ ‘I don’t care about politics.’ ‘I don’t have time, I have a golf game to get to.’ ‘Why are you doing this? These things aren’t happening.’ Pastor, how do we stay in the conflict?”

Joe Rigney, “The bishop’s untethered empathy,” January 24, 2025.

Daniel Darling, “More dangerous than ever,” August 28, 2024.

Rafael Samuel rocketed to world-wide fame about six years ago with a simple lawsuit. He filed a lawsuit against his own parents for bringing him into the world without his consent. Now, six years later he admits that that was pretty much nothing more than a publicity stunt. He knew the judge would throw it out and it didn’t have any real standing, but he wanted to raise issues that he believes need serious consideration. Samuel is an anti-natalist. Let’s talk about another bad idea that flows out of a secular worldview.

Grace Snell, “Extinction event,” February 1, 2025.

Over the last couple of weeks, have you noticed there has been a vibe change in America? Much of America is moving from despair to hope, from trepidation about the future to enthusiasm about where we’re headed. Except, in some quarters, the movement is in the opposite direction. Let’s talk about that.

Daniel Darling, “Evangelicals in today’s America,” January 27, 2025.

Alex Kocman, Seize the Moment: 8 Ways Pastors Can Leverage Today’s Freedom for Tomorrow’s Mission, December 5,2024.