How do you kill 11 million people?

Please allow me to piggyback on Lee's recent post regarding this topic.  The elder board has discussed various political topics recently.  As a board, we are not endorsing any particular candidate or any specific way to vote.  However, we would encourage everyone to vote.

Some Christians are of the mindset that; "This world is not my home.  I'm just a passin' through."  There is no need to get involved politically.  Politics is just a messy, dirty world.

Well folks, I don't think that's biblical.  I think we have a right and more importantly a responsibility to vote.  We can do more than that as well, but voting is the least we should do.

In Jeremiah 29:7, the Lord says to His people in exile (note - people who were living a place that was not their home): "Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile.  Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper."  In Matthew 5:13, Jesus tells us to be the "salt of the earth."

Sorry, but neither of these two passages tell us to just roll into a ball and wait for Jesus to return.  We were put here for a reason.  I caught the end of the interview with Tony Evans on Focus on the Family coming home today.  He talked about being active politically, but to be a Republican-lite and a Democrat-lite.  So that -- we can point others to The Light!  We need to be involved, but we need to do so appropriately.

Let me leave you with two links.
1) A link to a book this book.  It takes 20 minutes to read.  You can buy it or it is also at Hennepin County libraries.
2) A link to a 5 minute interview with the author.

Be biblical.  Vote this November.