Baucham on the Palin VP pick

An interesting quote from Voddie Baucham about Palin.
“We need to be careful how far we go to get the “right candidate” in office. The Culture War will not end on November 4th, no matter who wins. Or am I the only one who remembers that George W. Bush was supposed to be [...]

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Sarah Palin’s Speech and A Sampling of What the Web is Saying About It

If anyone missed Sarah Palin’s speech last night, you missed a doozy.
Listed below are some various thoughts and articles from around the Web today.
Peggy Noonan on Palin (this was before the speech, but its good reading)
Mary Mitchel (Chicago Sun-Times)
Jeanne Cummings & Beth Frerking (Politico)
Gloria Steinem (LA Times)
Meghan O’Rourke (Slate.com)
John Dickerson (Slate.com)
Chris Ayres (Times Online)
Tom Raum [...]

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Piper on the Current Election Season

“Our posture shouldn’t be one of anger and triumphalism but compassion and humility. We remember that what saved us from our foolishness wasn’t a political debate or a ballot box but the gospel about Jesus and the sovereign working of God.
We engage as recovering fools with empathy for the foolish.“
- John Piper (emphasis added)
The [...]

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Psalm 62 and a Timely Reminder During Election Season

In my reading this morning I read Psalm 62.
For God alone(B) my soul(C) waits in silence;
from him comes my salvation.
(D) He only is my rock and my salvation,
my(E) fortress;(F) I shall not be greatly shaken.
How long will all of you attack a man
to batter him,
like(G) a leaning wall, a tottering fence?
They only plan to thrust [...]

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