Will the United States Preserve Its Democracy?

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The Ukraine victory such that they are now driving the Russian forces back is miraculous. And so we ought to think about that as the product of prayer, because the entire nation of Ukraine was mobilizing itself in prayer. We faced the most perilous moment in American political history and constitutional history in more than a hundred years when the mob attacked and briefly seized the Capitol on January 6th. But I've sensed a turning down of the temperature and I have sensed a sort of a return to good sense. It's not just electoral results, it's also in Curtis' super, super, super deep red part of U.S.

What does it look like to have Christian hope in this chaotic world?

As believers, we live in the “already but not yet,” which means that we are currently in the kingdom of God, though the kingdom has not reached its full expression. In other words, we are “already” in the kingdom of God, but we do “not yet” experience its full glory.

In this Advent episode, David and Curtis look back at the challenging year and look for signs of the “coming Kingdom” so that listeners can “read the signs of the times”-- in a way that is both Biblical and hopeful – and live in the anticipation of God’s justice, restoration, and glory.

Show Notes:

-YouTube: God Bless You': Residents Welcome Ukrainian Troops As They Advance Toward Kherson

-YouTube: Ukrainian woman plays violin from apartment basement in Kharkiv

-World Health Organization: COVAX delivers its 1 billionth COVID-19 vaccine dose

-Forbes: How A Rock Star, A Physician-Legislator, And An Evangelical Senator Bonded To Help End The Global AIDS Pandemic: A Backstory

-The Perception Gap: Americans tend to have a distorted understanding of people on the other side of the aisle.