Articles for tag: Christian Politics

October 25, 2012

By Mark A. Taylor Ben Cachiaras”s “Let Me Tell You How You Should Vote” continues to challenge readers to place their hope in God, not in the promises of politicians. It has garnered much positive response at our site and in personal correspondence to him and to our office. One preacher wrote to say he was making 800 copies of it to distribute as widely as he could. But one reader wrote Ben to debate a couple of his arguments. Ben”s response was so helpful I felt compelled to share at least one of his points here. He has given

February 6, 2008

Christian Standard

Culture & Public Square Politics & Government

Mike Huckabee, Cultural Decay, and Christians Like Us

By Mark A. Taylor Don”t criticize presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee without expecting some feedback. That”s evidently one piece of advice Peggy Noonan could offer. The former speechwriter for President Reagan said she”d been hearing from Huckabee supporters since making negative comments about him in her weekly column for The Wall Street Journal. “As I have read their letters, I have felt nothing but respect,” she wrote. “They believe that what ails America and threatens its continued existence is not economic collapse or jihad. It is our culture.” Most CHRISTIAN STANDARD readers would agree. We see evidence of cultural decay all

October 4, 2006

Mark A. Taylor

Church & Ministry

The Most Challenging Pursuit

Balance is elusive in personal discipleship and in church life. Mark A. Taylor reflects on competing priorities—spiritual disciplines, evangelism, social action, and cultural engagement—and urges faithful commitment to the challenging pursuit of balance.