Tag: Public Life

By Michael Hancock | Commentary, Undercurrent Substack Many American Christians have mistaken political exhaustion for spiritual wisdom. They look at the public square and see corruption, division, ambition, deceit, and the machinery of worldly power. Then, with a kind of pious resignation, they conclude that politics is simply too dirty for the faithful. Better, they say, to remain above it all. Better to pray, worship, and wait. Better to remember that God is sovereign and that what will happen will happen. Their desire to remain unstained by worldly corruption is understandable. But their conclusion is mistaken. The Christian’s first allegiance is not to party, nation, candidate, or ideology. It is to Christ. But allegiance to Christ does not excuse retreat from public life...