Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – Extrication From the Shoal Waters [Part 11] 13 Oct 20168 Jul 2018 This week we will look at the third category of families in danger...those with children of incarcerated parents, where one or both parents are incarcerated. This now directly affects nearly…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – Extrication From the Shoal Waters [Part 10] 6 Oct 20169 Jul 2018 Last week having looked at the out-of-wedlock/single-parent families, this week we will look at children of divorced parents and children of incarcerated parents. Another fairly recent public policy change is…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – Extrication From the Shoal Waters [Part 9] 29 Sep 20168 Jul 2018 This week we will take a look at what is going to get this 'ship of state' on a safe course to extricate itself from the 'shoal waters' it has…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – Extrication From the Shoal Waters [Part 8] 23 Sep 201610 Jul 2018 There is a public relations principle that says once a person's reputation has been tarnished, it can never be restored. One of the most common strategies deployed by political campaign…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – Extrication from the Shoal Waters [Part 7] 15 Sep 20168 Jul 2018 This week we will take a look at what happened to cause the nation's foundation principles start to fail. 'Why the decline?' How did our 'ship of state' find…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – Extraction from the Shoal Waters [Part 6] 8 Sep 20168 Jul 2018 Having read in past "Politics and the Church" issues about the values, morals, and political behaviors of our nation, you may be wondering how we got here? How did we…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – Extrication from the Shoal Waters [Part 5] 1 Sep 20169 Jul 2018 In all three branches of government individuals now seek their own good rather than the good of others or of the nation. Long ago John Adams warned that the transformation…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – Extrication From the Shoal Waters [Part 4] 25 Aug 20168 Jul 2018 Last week we took a look at the value of the trait integrity. Even thought the 'ship of state' has a captain...president... that has been chosen based on experience and…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – Extrication From the Shoal Waters [Part 3] 18 Aug 20168 Jul 2018 Last week we took a look at why our Founders chose the form of government that they did. We also touched on the problems that could erupt when 'politicians' are…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – Extrication from the Shoal Waters [Part 2] 11 Aug 20168 Jul 2018 So how is it that our Founders chose a "Republic" over a "Democracy"? Let's take a look at some of their explanations: "Democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – Extrication from the Shoal Waters [Part 1] 4 Aug 20168 Jul 2018 We have spent the past several weeks taking a look at how we got the 'ship of state' into 'shoal waters' and the dangers that exists if we don't do…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – Reversing Course…Avoiding the Shoal Waters [Part 11] 28 Jul 20168 Jul 2018 Politics interfering with the church did not end as I left off last week. A decade after the Pilgrims settles at Plymouth, 20,000 Puritans also fled England after many received…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – Reversing Course…Avoiding the Shoal Waters [Part 10] 21 Jul 20168 Jul 2018 A few weeks ago we addressed the use of the term "Separation of Church and State" by Jefferson in context with dealing with the Barbary pirates and in responding to…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – Reversing Course…Avoiding the Shoal Waters [Part 9] 14 Jul 20168 Jul 2018 This week we will take a look at our founding father's advice on choosing leaders and helping them...even if some appear to be Godless. In the years following the establishment…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – Reversing Course…Avoiding the Shoal Waters [Part 8] 7 Jul 20168 Jul 2018 This week we will take a look at what the Bible tells us of our obligations to the government. The Bible is our only source of course correction if we…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – Reversing Course…Avoiding the Shoal Waters [Part 7] 30 Jun 20168 Jul 2018 Only when citizens remain awake and exercise their role as active stewards can they keep the weeds from taking over. Why would some churches choose to ignore their part in…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – Reversing Course…Avoiding the Shoal Waters [Part 6] 23 Jun 20168 Jul 2018 This week we will take a look at why of "ship of state" ended up in shoal waters to begin with. Our political process is in danger because most 'crew…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – Reversing Course…Avoiding the Shoal Waters [Part 5] 16 Jun 20168 Jul 2018 Last week we took a look at God's call to become involved with politics. This week we will take a look at that call from the pulpit during the foundation…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – Reversing Course…Avoiding the Shoal Waters [Part 4] 9 Jun 20168 Jul 2018 This week we will take a look at God's call to Christians to be involved with government. On three separate occasions in Romans 13:4-6 those in civil government are described as…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – Reversing Course…Avoiding the Shoal Waters [Part 3] 2 Jun 20168 Jul 2018 Last week we saw that not being involved through at least a minimum of knowledgeable and informed voting shows a personal disdain for the welfare of others as well as the…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – Reversing Course…Avoiding the Shoal Waters [Part 2] 26 May 20168 Jul 2018 Last week it was mentioned how the "crew of the ship of state" was running about totally clueless concerning the situation that this nation is in and unable to figure…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – Reversing Course…Avoiding the Shoal Waters [Part 1] 19 May 20168 Jul 2018 This week we will start a new series on what might be termed 'options' and 'option drivers'. What can we as Christian citizens do to impact the direction our nation…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – God, Jesus, the Church, Religion & Society [Part 16] 12 May 20168 Jul 2018 For the past several weeks we have taken a look at morals and ethics in this nation and how they have evolved from the Judeo/Christian based beliefs of our founders…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – God, Jesus, the Church, Religion & Society [Part 15] 5 May 20168 Jul 2018 This week we will finish our look at the impact of the Bible and religion on our nation during the founding years. Because these more Biblically literate generations of Americans…
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