Thoughts on "Body Broken: Can Republicans and Democrats Sit in the Same Pew?"
As the temperature begins to rise, and civility becomes a forgotten value in American political discourse, Christians have a serious obligation to re-assess their own approach to politics, elections, social issues, and the Church. It's in this regard that I recommend a new book, written by Charles D. Drew and published by New Growth Press, rightly and helpfully titled: " Body Broken: Can Republicans and Democrats Sit in the Same Pew? " Drew has done a super job helping the reader to see the traps we get snared by, and how to avoid them, especially in light of the fact that Christians "have a sociopolitical identity that transcends whatever national or political alignment we have taken on" (43). His approach is clear, charitable, and thoughtful as he displays the principles by which we, Christians and churches, ought to think and act with regard to politics and important social-moral agendas. This subject has long been in my mind as I have taught and preached t...