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The Voting Christian: Helping God

Is voting our part in God exercising His sovereignty over the affairs of men?

I believe the Christian should abstain from voting in political elections. I leave in the hands of our sovereign God the setting up and taking down of political leaders.

I have Christian friends, though, who believe that voting is our part in God exercising His sovereignty over the affairs of men. One of them wrote to me in a Facebook comment:

Like you, I believe that God is sovereign over the affairs of men (& women, too!). If a family in your congregation is suffering financially, you know that God will provide for them. But then you DO help them in some way if you can, don’t you? God will provide one way or another, but He often (usually?) uses His people as His hands & feet. It seems to me that that concept applies in voting, too.

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Principles for Buying Your First Car

5 fundamentals to help weigh your options and make your decision

So you’re in the market for your first (or third) car. So sorry. 😥

OK, not really. I just didn’t want to say, “Congratulations!” 🙄

Whether you buy new or used, whether you buy something to last a long time or something to get you by for now, whether you buy with cash or with credit — use these five principles to help you weigh your options and make your decision:

Don’t buy more than you need
Try to avoid debt
Don’t presume on income in the long haul
Beware of pride
Dependable first, looks last

That’s kinda skeletal, so let’s beef them up just a bit… Read it all

Ken Miller Moved to Different Jail

Moving Ken to another jail, while troubling at certain levels, will open up a new sphere of witness and influence for him.

So he was moved from “his” Vermont jail to one in New York.

Is the judge trying to break his resolve by moving him further away from family and friends? Perhaps.

Maybe the judge is hoping that Ken will end up with cellmates who are less supportive.

Who knows.

But I know this: God’s hand is in it. And moving Ken to another jail, while troubling at certain levels, will open up a new sphere of witness and influence for him.

May God continue to sustain Ken and his family.

And may God bless Judge Sessions, the US Attorneys, the US Marshals, the jailers, and any other individuals on the “opposite” side from Ken.

Now, about Ken… I’ve been receiving emails through the day so far. I’ll just post snippets from various sources with no attribution. These are posted in the order in which I received them. Read it all

Ken Miller Back to Jail

Miller told the judge that the week he has spent in jail has strengthened his resolve. The judge wants to test that further.

A week ago, Judge Sessions sent Ken Miller to jail for a week. That means the week was up and the time had come for another chat: Read it all

Polymorphous Promiscuity Will Prevail

Why should paedophilia be wrong or illegal any more than are promiscuity, divorce, shacking up, and homosexuality?

For quite a while, I’ve had in mind to pose such a question to make this point: I expect paedophilia will be the new gay, though paedophiles will hijack their own mainstream term.

Give it a few years. Not that many. It won’t take that much longer.

Then Andrée and I (and you?) will have another scarlet letter pinned to us: P.

Paedophobe

Well, see what you make of this: Read it all

“My Heart Stopped”

"To the shock of many, the doctor restarted my heart."

To the shock of many,
the doctor restarted my heart.
–Steve Hall

Ken Miller Goes to Jail for a Week

Judge Sessions is being faithful to his calling in one kingdom. Kenneth Miller is being faithful to his calling in another kingdom. May God bless them both.

So Ken Miller goes to jail for not answering all of the grand jury’s questions.

Judge Sessions is being faithful to his calling in one kingdom.

Kenneth Miller is being faithful to his calling in another kingdom.

May God bless them both.

Now, for some excerpts from the story: Read it all