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The good news of the Kingdom and it's modus operandi - the law of love - are at the heart of our peacemaking efforts as Christians. So, for me, the question is "how do I best embody the gospel of Christ and his Kingdom?" I'd like to see more answers to this question that apply specificall...

Since this has yet to attract a response- I'll give this boost a little bump

As people called to give mercy, I don't see how we could effectively be jury member.

This can be a really iffy one for a lot of people- "For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge? God judges those outside. "Purge the evil person from among you." ‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭12-13‬ What does this verse mean to you? How/ ...

Presidents will come & go,
but our Prince of Peace will reign for eternity (regardless of voters)

For now I'm keeping the peace by staying off social media...

Nothing defensive, as I've nothing to defend. I'm not a voter nor an evangelical.
But the quote above makes it seem like if Evangelicals would all vote, they could alter the elections. Perhaps they could impact it, but the quote throws the electoral college out the window

So if there are about 100 million evangelical Protestants in the US (which there are), and 25 million aren't voting, then 75 million of them are. 75% of Evangelicals are, therefore, voters. This is a MUCH higher percentage than the general US population. There's no telling if Mr. Carson is counting ...

I bet we could help the situation by not fueling the fire. People are absolutely consumed with it all; it would do them a lot of good to just not talk politics all the time. Break the cycle
with friendship, joy, and love.

Good post- I look forward to seeing others thoughts as I'm not entirely sure on specifics. Hopefully someone will offer insight.