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An Evangelical Bridge Too Far

from Townhall.com -- goes along with my talk today: An Evangelical Bridge Too Far David R. Stokes Sunday, December 28, 2008 The recent furor over President-Elect Barack Obama’s selection of California mega-church pastor Rick Warren to pray at the January 20 th inauguration yields a few clues about what evangelicals can expect during the next four years.   On the surface, playing the Warren card appears to be a masterstroke by Obama – one that further demonstrates impressive political skills.  A day or so after the election, I was asked by someone about what Mr. Obama would do to prepare for his administration.  I replied that I thought he would demonstrate significant savvy by – at least for the time being – ignoring the clamorous pleas from core constituencies, the kind of people who will support and vote for him no matter what.  And I suggested he would reach out to those who view him with fear – or at least mild suspicion.  That’s pretty much what number 44 has done.  He has confoun

Short Term Missions

Check out this article about short term missions trips (I'm not completely confident in the link so I apologize if it gets removed at some point) by Jim Lo . Pretty good stuff.