Being the Church During Election Week
Monday, November 3rd, 2008
Pardon the preacher on the Sundays before and after Election Day: she must neither piously distance herself from the public square nor serve a particular cause or party. Which leaves … what, exactly?
John Witvliet starts to navigate these rocky waters in a recent column in Reformed Worship:
As I approach these questions, I am convinced that one of the worst things that can happen to worship is that it becomes politicized in ways that obscure the themes of God’s glory, the gospel of Jesus, and the work of the Spirit. …
At the same time, there is no such thing as worship that isn’t political. The very act of public worship and praise offered to God (rather than an emperor) is a profound statement of ultimate allegiance. And no topic presented on network news should be very far from our intercessory prayer life.
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