Seeing Purple - Politics through the eyes of Jesus

We’re heading into a very intense election season. Politics isn’t an emotionally neutral topic. It has the power to divide us instead of bring us together. Politics can so color the way we see the world that we’re left wondering if someone could hold political beliefs different from our own and still follow Jesus. How would our outlooks change if we filtered our politics through our faith rather than filtering our faith through our politics?

When Fear Rules

Fear is one of the greatest motivators in our world and a weapon used most often in the political world. Fear of the other sells, fear of the unknown sells and when we make decisions based on fear, we lose. The most common command from Jesus was to “Fear not.”