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John Piper on Political Engagement

Posted on October 13, 2008 by Andrew J. Nicewander| 3 Comments

John Piper“We engage as recovering fools with empathy for the foolish.”

- John Piper

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Sarah Palin’s Speech and A Sampling of What the Web is Saying About It

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Andrew J. Nicewander| 562 Comments

If anyone missed Sarah Palin’s speech last night, you missed a doozy.

Listed below are some various thoughts and articles from around the Web today.

Peggy Noonan on Palin (this was before the speech, but its good reading)

Mary Mitchel (Chicago Sun-Times)

Jeanne Cummings & Beth Frerking (Politico)

Gloria Steinem (LA Times)

Meghan O’Rourke (Slate.com)

John Dickerson (Slate.com)

Chris Ayres (Times Online)

Tom Raum & Liz Sidoti (AP News)

Roger Simon (Politico)

And finally, this was simply hilarious.

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Piper on the Current Election Season

Posted on August 29, 2008 by Andrew J. Nicewander| 517 Comments

“Our posture shouldn’t be one of anger and triumphalism but compassion and humility. We remember that what saved us from our foolishness wasn’t a political debate or a ballot box but the gospel about Jesus and the sovereign working of God.

We engage as recovering fools with empathy for the foolish.”

- John Piper (emphasis added)

The full post can be read here.

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