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Live the gospel and share the gospel. Know Christ and make him known, and long after yesterday’s elections are forgotten, your faithfulness to your Lord will echo in eternity.

This is the promise, and the invitation, of God.

The global phenomenon known as The Chosen has helped strengthen the faith of countless Christians worldwide with its gripping story of Jesus' life and ministry.

The way Christians engage in politics is crucial to our witness and the eternal destinies of those we influence. Max Lucado was right: “Those who don’t believe in Jesus note what we who believe in Jesus do. They make decisions about Christ by watching us. When we’re kind, they assume Christ is kind. When we’re gracious, they assume Christ is gracious. But when we’re dishonest, what assumption will an observer make about our Master?

Legendary singer, Gloria Gaynor, best known for the disco-era hit song "I Will Survive," made her acting debut in a new holiday film.

Politics cannot heal our nation, but living in light of eternity can. There are approximately 210 million Christians in America. If each of us prepares for judgment by loving God with “all” our heart, soul, mind, and strength, we will love our neighbors as ourselves (Mark 12:30-31). We will then engage our many problems not with political animosity but by “speaking the truth in love” (Ephesians 4:15). How could our culture be the same? How could we?

What kind of world would unfold if smart, determined people lived as if Jesus really was the source of truth? That question shapes a new book by my friend Dr. Jeff Myers, president of Summit Ministries. Truth Changes Everything: How People of Faith Can Transform the World in Times of Crisis is a book badly needed right now.

If Jesus is our Lord, we are included in the “saints.” The question is: Will we be who we are? Will we live in ways that show the world the transforming, sanctifying difference Jesus has made in our lives? I am convinced of this assertion: The world will be drawn to Christ to the degree that Christians live like him. If churches are divided against each other, why would lost people want to join us? If Christians are angry, rancorous, and judgmental, why would non-Christians want what we have?

Some people are universalists, believing that because God loves all of us, all of us will go to heaven. Others are “Christian universalists,” believing that Jesus died for everyone, so everyone will go to heaven whether they believe in him or not. You don’t need to know about Jonas Salk to benefit from his vaccine; you don’t need to have a personal faith in Jesus to benefit from his sacrifice, or so some say. However, God’s word regarding the necessity of personal faith in Christ is clear.

Therapists remind us that we cannot change the minds of others merely through the explanation of facts. If people do not want to change, they are unlikely to change. However, we can demonstrate the transforming personal relevance of biblical truth so fully and powerfully that others may want what we have. As we have noted this week, living boldly and courageously for our Lord is vital to our souls and to our culture.

The percentage of teens who identify as atheist is double that of the general population, according to new research from Barna. Atheism and secularism are growing trends in our postmodern culture, and it is important to understand these trends if we are ever to reverse them. The youngest generation is sure to have a great influence on the future, and it is imperative that we reach these young people with the Gospel. These teens are part of Generation Z, the first “post-Christian” generation.

To help you understand this generation, here are seven facts you need to know about “Gen Z:”

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