Thoughtful Reflections on Faith and Life
I frequently hear Christians outside of the United States, including evangelicals, wondering how American conservative Christians can be so supportive of Donald Trump. Now, I am also aware that there were many American evangelicals who voted for Trump while “holding their noses.” There were many things about Trump that they did not like but they … Read More “Why Are Conservative Christians So Supportive of Donald Trump?” »
I am sure that many people were shocked by the recent events that took place at the Oval Office when President Zelenskyy of Ukraine met with Donald Trump and J.D. Vance among others. What started as a friendly meeting ended up becoming a loud argument in front of the world. My goal here is not … Read More “What Christian Leaders Can Learn From the Trump-Zelanskyy Conflict” »
Way back in October 2016, just a few weeks before Donald Trump was first elected President of the United States, I wrote a blog post titled Thank God for Donald Trump. My thesis was that conservative Christians in the United States had long put their hope in the Republican Party. Now they were stuck with … Read More “I Was Wrong About Donald Trump” »
The recent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump has a lot of people talking. Including Christians. What is the significance of Trump’s survival? One of the conversations I saw was about how Trump narrowly survived this attack. Did God intervene in what would have been an otherwise successful assassination or did God predetermine before … Read More “Trump, Assassination Attempts, and God’s Intervention” »
I am writing this the day after the first presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump in 2024. This debate has made the news more than others in recent memory. The main story was not the question of how truthful Trump was but how competent Biden is. I did not watch the entire debate … Read More “Presidential Debates and Leadership Evaluations” »
I have witnessed a sense of shock this morning, perhaps from both Trump and Clinton supporters, that Donald Trump has been elected as the next president of the United States. There is much that I would want to say about this but I won’t. I do want to address Christians in terms of appropriate response. … Read More “Donald Trump Has Been Elected … Now What?” »
When I first became a follower of Jesus, I was eager to consume as much Christian content as I could. This was before the internet and so I watched Christian TV and listened to Christian radio. Since I lived near the border, I listened to an American Christian radio station (at the time Canadian Christian … Read More “Thank God for Donald Trump” »
As a Canadian, I hesitate to speak about American politics. I usually don’t even address Canadian politics. However, the current presidential race has been very tempting. The most recent event in a bizarre race has been the revelation of some very lewd comments about women by Donald Trump. I will admit that I have not … Read More “What We Can Learn From The Donald Trump Controversy” »
During this election season, I must confess that I’m thankful that I’m a Canadian. My thoughts and prayers are with my American brothers and sisters. In some ways I’m surprised that Donald Trump has made it to this point that there is a good possibility that he might be the next president. I have no … Read More “3 Things Pastors Can Learn From Donald Trump” »
