November 5, 2026
Not Just on Sunday
Lonetta McKee
Politics & Government
Politics & Government gathers Christian Standard articles that explore the Christian’s relationship to civic life through a biblical lens. Here you’ll find thoughtful engagement with topics like authority and obedience, religious liberty, public policy, elections, justice, and how believers should speak and act in the public square. These articles aim to help Christians pursue faithful citizenship with conviction and humility—seeking the common good while keeping ultimate allegiance to Jesus and his kingdom.
Why Christians Care About Voting
How should Christians think about voting rights, redistricting, and political gerrymandering? This reflection traces America’s voting history and the varied Christian responses to public participation.
When Political News Becomes Spiritual Formation
Political news does more than inform Christians—it can form us. Here’s how churches can resist fear, outrage, contempt, and tribal identity while remaining faithful in public life.
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Congress Passed This Bill at a 409 to 2 Vote
The good news of AI is that I believe it will drive people to real relationships. This is something the church should have readily available.
The IRS and the Johnson Amendment: Will Your Church Endorse Politicians?
The Johnson Amendment doesn’t impact the higher law I am bound to as a Kingdom ambassador. Government gets my respect. God gets my ultimate respect.
Congress Passed This Bill at a 409 to 2 Vote
As AI advances, I would like to suggest a few framing thoughts as we think through whether or not new innovations should be supported, rejected, or moderated.
Should Christians Join the Backlash Against D.E.I.?
There is a uniquely Christian approach to DEI that can serve as a third way amid all the cultural warring and political turmoil.
The Anti-Progressive “Vibe Shift” Happening Right Now in American Culture
As Trump begins his second term, we have to name the obvious. There has been a significant “vibe shift” in American culture away from the Biden-era progressivism.
Culture & Public SquareModern Israel and the Church
A recent interview with New Testament scholar Jon Weatherly on how we should view modern Israel.
Keeping Up With Forty-Five Executive Orders
The perpetual onslaught of breaking news is numbing. It makes us care more … at least at first. But over time we get fatigued with the world’s chaos…
Culture & Public SquareThe State of Our Union
The observance of Communion each Lord’s Day should remind us that the strength of our union, the glue that holds it together, is not in us—far from it.…
Culture & Public SquareTransfer of Power
Just as the repeating of the presidential oath of office takes only a few seconds, it takes only seconds to take the emblems of Communion and to reaffirm…
Culture & Public SquareWho is More Religious, the Left or the Right?
The problem with political religion should be obvious. Politicians make big promises but are bad saviors. Political parties make fanatical communities but bad churches. When politics become religion,…
Political Engagement that Honors Jesus and Unifies the Body
There is something right and beautiful about grateful, healthy patriotism, as long as it is always subject to our greater citizenship and its responsibilities.
Political Engagement in the Restoration Movement: An Historical Perspective
Alexander Campbell encouraged Christians to refrain from getting too involved with governmental affairs, but he also encouraged them to use their available political means to promote Christian values…
