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Justin Taylor (a former assistant to John Piper) gives some of his kind and thoughtful thoughts in response to John Piper’s recent comments on this year’s election.

Between Two Worlds: Piper, Politics, and Abortion: A Few Thoughts

A few days ago, I linked to John Piper’s video that, among other issues, stated his concerns about a mother pursuing public office.  Today, Dr. Piper clarifies his position in light of some who would assume it may be worse to vote for a woman to be Vice President than a man who supports abortion.
Why [...]

Thabiti Anyabwile pointed us to this video of a CNN interview with Pastor Vodie Baucham on Sarah Palin, the Vice Presidency, motherhood, the authority of Scripture and the priority of the gospel. In addition to this being the most biblical evaluation of the possibility of Palin’s ascendancy to office that I have heard yet, [...]

John Piper gives a 7 minute take on this year’s election. He sums up the issues in my own heart. It seems that Barak Obama is on his way to the White House and the Congress will be solidly in the hands of the Democrats. Unless something dramatic happens in the next [...]

I really have found it intriguing to see just how many people have been enthralled with the potentional Barak Obama presidency.  I still stand amazed at the stadium crowd that heard him deliver his acceptance speech for the Democratic nomination.  I have found little different about what he says from the normal party line.  Though [...]

I caught a bit of Barak Obama’s coronation speech the other night.  Just a few comments:
1) Obama is one of the better political speakers we’ve seen in a while. I include Bill Clinton in this statement. When Clinton speaks (I’ve thought this from day one), I say over and over to myself, [...]

Dr. Mohler gives his reflections (and notes those of others) of the recent Saddleback Civil Forum.

Backtrack to Saddleback — Secularists Not Pleased

Eric Redmond posts an excellent article describing why some African Americans will vote for someone with whom they may have fundamental spiritual and philosophical differences.

How Can Any Christian African American Vote for Obama? Throwing the Race Card on an All Black Table « A Man from Issachar

Recently I finished reading Joseph P. Ellis’ Founding Brothers. It is an excellent look into some of the most fundamental relationships and issues that shaped our country in its formative years. Here are a few excerpts I found interesting from the book:
What in retrospect has the look of a foreordained unfolding of God’s [...]

Don’t bother wasting time discussing the gospel - that’s the sense you get when reading the quotes from the more liberally aligned Obama supporters who express their regret that more weighty issues were not dealt with during a recent meeting with the presumptive Democratic nominee for President.  It seems however, that Obama took the time [...]

Tony Blair did it after he left office (perhaps to due to his wife’s Catholicism).  Will President Bush convert to Catholicism?  This article seems to think so.

George W Bush meets Pope amid claims he might convert to Catholicism - Telegraph

Thabiti Anyabwile points us to a recent article detailing Hillary Clinton’s desperate attempts to win the Democratic nomination for President, and doing it by playing the race card. How she is still in the race after these comments is mind boggling.

Pure Church: The Clintons Are Bad for Race Relations

Posting articles I marked while on my blogging hiatus:  Wayne Grudem says we should vote for a Mormon to become President - and that’s no small endorsement in my book.

Townhall.com::Why Evangelicals Should Support Mitt Romney::By Wayne Grudem

Search for Romney at Justin Taylor’s blog for more up to date articles and discussion.

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How do the 2008 Presidential candidates manage their campaigns?  Here’s an overview of their management style.  It’s a good look into how they would govern as President.  It’s an interesting take on approaches to leadership as well.

2008 campaigns showcase management skill - Yahoo! News

Bill Kristol thinks Bush’s legacy will be a winner.  Good read.

Why Bush Will Be A Winner - washingtonpost.com

Lady Bird Johnson, former first lady, dies | Top News | Reuters.com

Intriguing article on an inside look into President Bush and how he copes with the current crises of his Presidency.

A President Besieged and Isolated, Yet at Ease - washingtonpost.com

HT:   Justin Taylor

Here’s some ineresting tidbits on President Reagan’s copious diaries (for those who enjoy Presidential history).

Reagan was intense diary writer - Yahoo! News

As reported by my hometown news channel - Tony Snow, President Bush’s Press Secretary, says his illness has brought him closer to God.

KFDA - NewsChannel 10 / Amarillo, TX: newschannel10.com - White House Press Secretary Snow says cancer recurrence has brought him closer to God

Al Mohler notes Carter’s latest revisions of the gospel.  See Denny Burk’s comments also affirming Mormons as Chrisitans.

Jimmy Carter Revises the Gospel . . . Again