Last week we looked at decision matrices and how they could help us decide who to vote for. But we did not discuss how we decide what are appropriate rules for a country as opposed to a church. This week we

  We have come a long way—we’ve looked at some of the kinds of things we would like government to do. We’ve discussed how voting for a person is only a statement of what a person thinks is best for the community,

    This week we move on from the discussion of general boundaries to look at a specific voting issue, maybe the most divisive issue—abortion. The goal is to give a quick look at it from both sides, and then start wading

    Last week we found that it was fairly easy to agree on boundaries in our personal Christian walk, but almost impossible for political voting. But why is this? The answer, I think, is because voting does not have boundaries like

    So, we’ve come a long way. We started by looking at how Politics and Religion can be crazy-making and come all the way to seeing how the will of God is neither mere railroad nor boundary. This helps us understand

    Last post looked at two different views of God’s will and concluded neither is quite right—the truth lies somewehere between them. But what does this mean for Christians when they disagree? Does all disagreement stem from not listening to the

  Last time we started talking about two ways to view the will of God: the railroad model, and the boundary model. The key difference between the two can be boiled down to this question: does God have an specific, comprehensive will

    We wrapped up looking at seeking God’s will in the Old Testament last week. This week we move on to the New Testement and see what changed. We also preview two ways of thinking about God’s will – the railroad