Mark's Remarks 8/24

Dear Friends,

2008 is an interesting election year! Every candidate, every word, every phrase, every communication, every commercial, they are all scrutinized to the nth degree. In my mind, I push the delete button on about 85% of the hype and then try to sift through the remainder to find out what is important. Of course, what I think is important differs from the person across the street or in another state. Those people have every right…to be wrong.

Even my grandsons imitate one or the other of the presidential candidates. Three-year-old Luke has a great Obama impression, and three week old John has adopted McCain’s hairstyle! I’m so proud of those boys!

“Ever on the cutting edge”, your church offers to you the opportunity to look at politics from the Christian perspective. On Wednesday evenings, you can join Christian Politics, a discussion led by Elise Fisher. While this group is politically neutral, the media is providing much cannon fodder that can readily stimulate conversation. On Sunday morning, the Genesis class is working through a book by Adam Hamilton, “Seeing Gray in Black and White” which hits politics, ethics and morality. You are encouraged to walk into either of these groups and “shoot off your mouth,” along with everyone else, should you so choose!