Not Of This World
That was 20 years ago. Now the movement appears dispirited, even despondent. Politics has failed to deliver what we thought it promised. Conservative Christians are increasingly frustrated that the cultural viruses of abortion and drugs have proved largely immune to political inoculation. Too many conservatives became obsessed with Bill Clinton’s impeachment, and the establishment GOP is now trying to distance itself from its believing base. Meanwhile, true believers–including me–are beginning to sense that the kingdom of this world, which regularly demands compromise, cannot be reconciled to a kingdom not of this world that allows for no compromise....