Traversing a Timeless Biblical Demand & Our Particular Place and Time

During the 1992 presidential election, I (Rick) was directing the small group ministry at our church. Bill Clinton was running against George H. W. Bush, and given that many evangelicals found Bill Clinton to be an unsavory political figure, a large majority of White evangelicals voted against him.

A few days after Bill Clinton was elected, I was facilitating a small-group leaders’ meeting. One of the leaders whose political convictions leaned strongly Republican suggested that our small groups should have a time of lament in light of the recent election. Some others nodded in…