Author: Wick

0.5. Continue to check FACT CHECK in order to see the truth behind what BOTH presidential candidates throw out there.

0.75. Neither candidate is the “Christian” candidate. Voting one way or another does not automatically indicate anyone’s level or direction of faith.

1. Obama is NOT any sort of anti-Christ, or the sign of any type of “end times” prophecy. No matter what grandma tells you. I doubt that even if there were going to be one “anti-Christ”, someone could accidentally vote for him.

2. Voting for McCain does NOT mean someone is traditional or uber Convservative, or somehow “out of touch”. Each candidate have several issues they disagree on, several issues they (and their campaigns) still don’t present clearly to the public. But when it comes down to it, they both are candidates because they are qualified to be. People will vote for a candidate based on a large number of possible legitimate reasons.

3. There are many more things at stake than the presidency!!!! Check my previous break-down of Macon County’s ballot for a local rundown.

4. Even if the candidate we voted for in any office wins, our work is NOT DONE!

Whether a certain candidate wins or loses this next week, our response as citizens remains largely the same. To support our leaders, to pray for God’s guidance as we seek to better serve and represent His Kingdom (of love/grace/mercy/freedom) even as citizens of a certain country. To remain active in the decision-making processes of the world around us.

To live sacrificially, and simply, and to be aware of how we fit as a part of the redeeming work God is accomplishing in all of creation.

And no – the fact that the world will continue to spin and God’s Kingdom will continue to come no matter which candidate is elected – does NOT mean Christians should not worry about voting this week.

But rather, like Paul (a practicing Roman citizen – Acts 22:25-29), God calls us to be INVOLVED in the processes that guide. Not that we believe God’s Kingdom will come based on how we vote, any more than we believe by preaching lives will be changed.

When Sarah and I first graduated college, and moved to Iowa to begin our adult life, we decided it was time to roll like adults. My 1994 Saturn SL1 (Hermes) was not going to work on the highway much, and when I was gone, Sarah had to stay home. So we went car shopping. Sarah had always wanted a Honda Civic.

Neither of us had much of a credit history. Most dealerships wouldn’t finance us for anything, much less a decent used car. Ironically, the only place we found luck was a Honda dealership. They were having a special where if you’d just graduated college, they would finance you, but only for a brand new car. So we did it. It was ridiculously new, and lost a ridiculous amount of value the moment we left the lot. But we’ve loved it for 5 years.

Alas, with the trappings of vacation packing for the Anderson family lately…we knew the Honda Civic simply wouldn’t work much longer. So we went hunting again. This time, armed with a credit that….well, at least exists. And a simple dream this time: More room on wheels, and less money to pay each month. And a Honda Civic that was finally paid down to it’s depreciated value…so we could break even. 🙂

After spending many hours at home, hunting and researching for a few weeks. After spending 5 hours at the actual dealership, test-driving, poking around, and speaking with a great salesman…who was still a salesman…we finally found one.

We will now own the road. We will fit our suitcases. We will watch Dora at 70 MPH. We will open our sliding doors from 15 feet away. We will start our engine from our living room, so it has time to warm up. We will own a mini-van that most people haven’t heard of, because they were only made between 2005-2007. But we will rock it like it deserves to be rocked….:)