By: Rev. Dr. Randy Mickler
Election years are tough if you are a preacher because you always have people on both sides of every question. People who know me think I vote Republican, others think I vote Democrat. The truth is that I have voted both … but not at the same time. Sometimes, I wonder if Jesus would vote Democratic or Republican. In today’s America, could He win an election?
As we consider the questions regarding this year’s important elections, perhaps the most disturbing thought regarding today’s politics is, “Does anyone really care how Jesus would vote?!”
An unknown Columbine student wrote this critique concerning American values:
“The Paradox of our time is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more but have less; we buy more but enjoy less.
“We have more degrees, but less sense; more knowledge, but less judgment; more experts, but more problems; more medicine, but less wellness.
“We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.
“We have learned how to make a living, but not a life; we’ve added years to life, but not life to years.
“We’ve conquered outer space, but not inner space. We’ve been to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We’ve cleaned up the air, but polluted our soul; we’ve split the atom, but not our prejudice.
“These are the times of tall men and short character, steep profits and shallow relationships. It is a time when there is much in the showroom, but little in the stock room.
“These are the times when we choose to make a difference, or not…”
I look forward to seeing you Sunday … at the difference-making place!
Randy