tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217199.post2795369036375278941..comments2024-03-24T11:30:08.199-07:00Comments on Can you believe?: Odessa bluesJohan Maurerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771067774042071617noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217199.post-33980786566847782382009-10-24T06:21:06.005-07:002009-10-24T06:21:06.005-07:00Hi, Bill!
Barack Obama operates well within the n...Hi, Bill!<br /><br />Barack Obama operates well within the norms and expectations of politicians in the U.S. system. Maybe someday there will be a top-level politician who finds a way to break out of those powerful limitations--maybe even in a Gospel-guided direction. I doubt it will happen while the country is still the world's top superpower.<br /><br />In the meantime, my hope and prayer is that, whenever a president makes a choice within the narrow range available, it is a choice in the direction of biblical values--putting away the sword in favor of other methods of managing conflict, upholding justice, bending the tasks of national stewardship toward the needs of poor and vulnerable people. That's not too much to expect of a president who campaigned on an anti-cynicism platform. Beyond that, igniting a genuine, holistic revival at the grassroots level is not Obama's job; it's the Holy Spirit's job, in collaboration with Christians who are sober about politics and politicians, yet still capable of being surprised by miracles.Johan Maurerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13771067774042071617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217199.post-30864778516014569022009-10-22T18:17:12.681-07:002009-10-22T18:17:12.681-07:00Obama is probably not the anti-Christ, but there i...Obama is probably not the anti-Christ, but there is a real problem in that many saw him as the Messiah (which he specifically said he was not). The Second Coming will <b>not</b> be in the form of an American Presidential candidate.<br /><br />This person's ideas are strange given that Obama is only arguably one of the three that he lists. He certainly is no pacifist, being a confirmed militarist who has increased the number of U.S. troops serving in foreign wars of aggression. His history is also not one of being an ecologist, as he has a background as a strong supporter of the coal and corn-based ethanol industries.Bill Samuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00752443575410023776noreply@blogger.com