I can’t help dwelling on the president’s tweets, particularly following his recent AFFH tweets. Do you think that watching his base oppose Black Lives Matter has further emboldened Trump’s racism? His administration must now be convinced that choices like rescinding AFFH and undoing the Fair Housing Act of 1968 won’t lose them any votes and may even invigorate the subversively casual racists among their supporters, the ones who believe in “thugs,” “law and order,” and “punishments” for people who were foolish enough to attend protests.
These are fascinating times for Christians.
It’s fascinating to watch Christians believe so much in the punishment part of our judicial system, advocating that law enforcement skip all other steps of a fair trial and get straight to the sentencing, particularly when our faith is all about how we’ll experience the punishment for our crimes. Posts circulate among Christians that say, “I remember when crimes had consequences.” I remember when we were guilty and someone interceded on our behalf.
It’s fascinating to watch Christians believe that those who disagree with them are enemies and then fail to set a table for those enemies as the Lord set for us, who were enemies of His from our birth.
It’s fascinating to watch Christians build walls, push out neighbors, and claim a kingdom for themselves on Earth instead of venturing among their neighbors with only the inheritance of the Spirit.
It’s fascinating to watch Christians tout the superiority of their wealth, upbringing, or lawfulness when their Savior is a carpenter who gathered in large groups decrying governments and religious leaders and who was arrested and convicted of crimes.
It’s fascinating to watch Christians cheer the banishment of the poor for their lawlessness when it is the poor and imprisoned for whom Christ came.
It’s fascinating to watch Christians attempt to save themselves and each other from those God asks us to attend.
Did I say fascinating? I meant telling.
Did I say Christians?
The Favoring Wind 