Unexpected observation about churches in a nation with a benevolent dictator (UAE): Christians don't argue about politics. Basically at all. Pointless to do so.
Give me democracy not a dictator, but it’s worth meditating and what having political power does to our priorities.
Give me democracy not a dictator, but it’s worth meditating and what having political power does to our priorities.
Analogy: it's better having money than not, but it's easy for money to distract us from kingdom work. So with the the political power we possess as citizens of a democracy with a vote and means of judicial redress.
The political controversies that consume American Christians are important. But how useful to step outside the States for a few weeks and be reminded of God's much bigger work in the world. How easy to become parochial.
Perhaps one of the best things we can do for our own spiritual health (to risk sounding therapuetic for a second) is to regularly engage what God is doing around the world. It might also lower the temperature of our internal controversies and rancor.
For instance, here’s one way to use Zoom in a prayer meeting: Interview a foreign pastor or missionary. Ask him what God is doing where he lives. Maybe members will drive home less likely to complain about their beefs and more likely to talk about the kingdom.
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