This is part two of a three-part series on how to believe the best of those we disagree with—especially politically. See part one here. * Well, we are past the date of the mid-term elections but not past the reverberations in the news cycle or around the water cooler at work. As you have no…
Today is Election Day. And while it may not be a presidential election year, I think we can all agree that the last few months have seen emotions running very high. You have probably been bombarded with hundreds of political ads, social media posts, text messages, and big colorful mailers about the benefits of the…
In a few hours, the polls will close. And for the next few days or weeks, we’ll all have a choice to make: how are we going to handle the outcome of the election? Especially if the “outcome” means flying through intense political turbulence, as simmering frustrations, uncertainties and fears boil over around us. If—or…
This is the second article of a two-part series. Part 1 shared why it is highly possible we will not know who our next president is for many weeks after election day and thus might go through an explosive, contentious time. That article encouraged pastors, leaders and individuals to help set the expectations of their…
In the pre-electronic age, wherever people clustered together and built community buildings (city halls, schools, churches) the most central one usually had a bell tower. Someone would pull the rope and ring the bell as a morning alarm, or as notice that church was about to start, or in celebration. But the most intense, long…